U.S. Crew Regain Control of Hijacked Ship as Pirates Hold Captain – FOX NEWS.COM
April 8, 2009
U.S. Crew Regain Control of Hijacked Ship as Pirates Hold Captain
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
File: A Maersk cargo ship like the one hijacked off Somalia carrying 20 Americans.
American crew members aboard a U.S.-flagged ship hijacked by Somali pirates Wednesday were able to regain control of the vessel, but the ship’s captain is still being held hostage, FOX News confirms.
U.S. officials said American warships are steaming toward the hijack scene. U.S. Navy officials told FOX News Wednesday afternoon that its closest ship was 300 miles away, which would place it 15 hours from the vessel.
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