Washington - Crew members retook control of a US-flagged cargo ship that was hijacked off the coast of Somalia on Wednesday, but the ship's captain was still being held hostage.
Captain Richard Phillips was being held by the pirates on the ship's 28-foot lifeboat and was alive, second mate Ken Quinn told broadcaster CNN.
Quinn confirmed that the crew was in control of the ship and was waiting for additional support from a US Naval destroyer, which was a few hours away.
Washington - The captain of the US-operated cargo ship that was hijacked off the coast of Somalia on Wednesday has been taken hostage, a crew member confirmed.
Captain Joseph Murphy was being held by the pirates on the ship's lifeboat and was alive, second mate Ken Quinn told broadcaster CNN.
He also said that the crew was in control of the ship and was waiting for additional support from a US Naval destroyer, which was about three hours away.
Washington - Crew members may have retaken control of a US- operated ship that was hijacked off the coast of Somalia, CNN reported Wednesday citing an unnamed Pentagon official.
The ship with 21 US crew members on board was taken by Somali pirates early Wednesday morning. At least one of the pirates had been taken into custody by the crew and another three of the hijackers had attempted to escape, according to CNN.
Nairobi - Somali pirates on Wednesday seized a Danish-owned container ship with 21 American crew members on board, a regional maritime offficial said Wednesday.
Andrew Mwangura of the East African Seafarers' Association said that the 17,000-ton vessel, operated by an American company, was seized in the Indian Ocean.
"There are 21 American crew members on board, and they are all safe," he told German Press Agency dpa.
Berlin - German prosecutors applied Tuesday for arrest warrants for seven Somali pirates who attack a German naval vessel in the Gulf of Aden last month.
The group is on board a German frigate due to tie up in the Kenyan port of Mombasa on Wednesday.
Justice officials said the move was necessary, otherwise the suspects would have to have been freed when the frigate Rheinland-Pfalz docks.
Washington - Crew members retook control of a US-flagged cargo ship that was hijacked off the coast of Somalia on Wednesday, but the ship's captain was still being held hostage.
Washington - The captain of the US-operated cargo ship that was hijacked off the coast of Somalia on Wednesday has been taken hostage, a crew member confirmed.
Washington - Crew members may have retaken control of a US- operated ship that was hijacked off the coast of Somalia, CNN reported Wednesday citing an unnamed Pentagon official.
Nairobi - Somali pirates on Wednesday seized a Danish-owned container ship with 21 American crew members on board, a regional maritime offficial said Wednesday.
Berlin - German prosecutors applied Tuesday for arrest warrants for seven Somali pirates who attack a German naval vessel in the Gulf of Aden last month.
