February 26, 2007
From Reuters:
A U.S. warship is approaching the area off the Horn of Africa where Somali pirates have anchored a hijacked ship carrying U.N. food aid, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Monday.U.N. spokesperson Saed Warsame said the ship, owned by the Motako Shipping Company based in Mombassa, had unloaded its food cargo and was empty when the hijacking occurred.Gunmen boarded the Kenyan-owned MV Rozen on Sunday, taking hostage its six Kenyan and six Sri Lankan crew after intercepting the freighter by speedboat.
It was the third hijacking of a ship hired to carry relief supplies by the U.N.'s World Food Programme (WFP) in two years.
WFP spokeswoman Penny Ferguson said the world body understood the vessel was now anchored off Bargal, a small port in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region.
"We also understand a U.S. warship is heading to that area but that it is still in international waters," Ferguson said. "There has been no contact yet from the pirates and our biggest concern remains for the safety of the crew."
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Posted by: wb at February 26, 2007 09:48 AM (1+5On)
Posted by: Good Lt at February 26, 2007 12:34 PM (D0TMh)
Posted by: wb at February 26, 2007 05:02 PM (1+5On)
This is an obvious act of idiocy. The ship will be recovered easily, but the crew may be dead or held hostage.
The entire port should be razed.
Posted by: Jeff Bargholz at February 27, 2007 02:55 AM (Dt3sl)
Posted by: sandpiper at February 28, 2007 11:19 AM (4pkrX)
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