"Russian and American ships pursued the hijackers.... "
Also see: The Ghost Pirates of Somalia
Let's hope an "accident" doesn't occur, huh?
"US destroyer keeping watch over hijacked ship off Somalia" by Mohamed Olad Hassan, Associated Press | September 28, 2008
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A US destroyer off the coast of Somalia closed in yesterday on a hijacked Ukrainian ship loaded with tanks and ammunition, watching it to ensure the pirates who seized it do not try to remove any cargo or crew.
As Russian and American ships pursued the hijackers of the Ukrainian-operated vessel, pirates seized another ship off Somalia's coast, an international antipiracy group said. The Greek tanker with a crew of 19 is carrying refined petroleum from Europe to the Middle East. It was ambushed Friday in the Gulf of Aden, said Noel Choong, who heads the Inter- national Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center based in Malaysia. He said pirates chased and fired at the ship before boarding it.
In Somalia, a man claiming to be spokesman of the pirates holding the ship said the hijackers want $35 million to release the vessel. But there was no way to immediately verify his claim that he represented the pirates.
'cause he wasn't a "suicider," Zionist MSM?
On Thursday, pirates seized the Faina as it was headed to Kenya with 33 Russian-built T-72 tanks and a substantial quantity of ammunition and spare parts. Russia's Navy said Friday that it had dispatched a warship to the area, and the United States said American naval ships were tracking the Ukrainian vessel.
If Ukraine can't defend against FISHERMAN PIRATES, how they gonna be an ALLY in NATO?
A US defense official said the destroyer USS Howard is pursuing the hijacked Ukrainian vessel and was within a few thousand yards of it. The hijacked ship is anchored a few miles off the Somalia coast, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Kenyan government spokesman Alfred Mutua said the Faina had not docked at any port and was still at sea.
Kenya "is not aware of any credible [ransom] demand being made," Mutua said in statement on his website. He said Kenya "does not and will not negotiate with international criminals, pirates, and terrorists."
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said Kenya's Defense Department was using its contacts to try to resolve the problem. It said Kenyan authorities were sharing information with Somalia, Ukraine, Russia, the United States, and Britain in an effort to secure the release of the ship. --more--"WTF is this? The 1790s?
More to this than meets the Zionist-provided eye.
