US destroyer nears Somali pirates

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Page last updated at 15:35 GMT,
Sunday, 28 September 2008 16:35 UK

US destroyer nears Somali pirates

A US navy destroyer has made visual contact
with a Ukrainian ship which was seized by
Somali pirates last week and is now moored
off the town of Hobyo.

There is no indication that the USS Howard
intends to approach the MV Faina, which is
carrying 33 T-72 battle tanks destined for
Kenya's government.

The pirates' ransom demand has fallen from
$35m to $5m (£2.7m), a US navy spokesman
has said.

A man on the ship also told the BBC that
one of the crew members had died.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7640496.stm

[stevedeshazer]

1. You'll never read/hear this in the US media.

KnR

[snappyturtle]

2. This story has aheived the status of news on Iraq. nt

[realisticphish]

3. .

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/24/somalia.pirates/index.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26901780/

why in the world wouldn't they report this? We're watching the situation until a Russian warship can get there :shrug: