U.S. flagged ship with 20 American crew members hijacked by Somali pirates! Captain of vessel being held hostage in lifeboat!

It looks like Hussein Obama has escaped another ‘test’ according to Yahoo:

The American crew of a hijacked U.S.-flagged cargo ship retook the vessel Wednesday from the pirates who seized it far off the Horn of Africa, Pentagon officials said.

Capt. Joseph Murphy, an instructor at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, told The Associated Press that he was called by the and told the crew, including his son Shane, the second in command, had regained control. At a noon news conference, Maersk Line Ltd. CEO John Reinhart said that the company was working to contact families of the crew.

“Speculation is a dangerous thing when you’re in a fluid environment. I will not confirm that the crew has overtaken this ship,” he said.

A U.S. official said the crew had retaken control and had one pirate in custody.

“The crew is back in control of the ship,” a U.S. official said at midday, speaking on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to speak on the record. “It’s reported that one pirate is on board under crew control — the other three were trying to flee,” the official said. The status of the other pirates was unknown, the official said, but they were reported to “be in the water.”

Update – Captain of US Flagged ship still being held hostage by Somali Pirates!

Update #2 from Michelle Malkin – US warships and air assets are being sent to the scene of the Maersk Alabama hijacking by Somali pirates. Captain is reportedly being held hostage on a lifeboat near the vessel.

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April 8, 2009 · Filed Under Barack HUSSEIN Obama


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