DUBAI (AFP) — Pirates seized a Danish-owned and US-flagged ship off Somalia on Wednesday with 20 American crew on board, the US Navy and the shipowner said.
"A US-flagged Danish-owned ship was attacked at around 7:30 local time this morning, 240 nautical miles southeast of the Somali town of Eyl," Lieutenant Nathan Schaeffer, a spokesman for the navy's Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet told AFP."
Maersk shipping line said the container vessel Maersk Alabama, belonging to the US subsidiary of Maersk, "was attacked by pirates and presumed hijacked" at around 0500 GMT.
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Somali pirates seize U.S.-operated ship-maritime group -- Reuters
U.S.-Operated Ship Seized Off Somalia by Pirates -- Bloomberg
Pirates seize boat with 21
"A US-flagged Danish-owned ship was attacked at around 7:30 local time this morning, 240 nautical miles southeast of the Somali town of Eyl," Lieutenant Nathan Schaeffer, a spokesman for the navy's Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet told AFP."
Maersk shipping line said the container vessel Maersk Alabama, belonging to the US subsidiary of Maersk, "was attacked by pirates and presumed hijacked" at around 0500 GMT.
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More News On The U.S. Ship Hijacking
Somali pirates seize U.S.-operated ship-maritime group -- Reuters
U.S.-Operated Ship Seized Off Somalia by Pirates -- Bloomberg
Pirates seize boat with 21
Read more ....
Somali pirates seize U.S.-operated ship-maritime group -- Reuters
U.S.-Operated Ship Seized Off Somalia by Pirates -- Bloomberg
Pirates seize boat with 21 Americans -- UPI
UPDATE: WSJ: US Navy Says Pirates Seized U.S.-Flagged Ship -- Wall Street Journal
Somali pirates seize Danish vessel -- Al Jazeera
Somali pirates seize ship and US crew off Horn of Africa -- The Guardian
More News On The U.S. Ship Hijacking
Somali pirates seize U.S.-operated ship-maritime group -- Reuters
U.S.-Operated Ship Seized Off Somalia by Pirates -- Bloomberg
Pirates seize boat with 21 Americans -- UPI
UPDATE: WSJ: US Navy Says Pirates Seized U.S.-Flagged Ship -- Wall Street Journal
Somali pirates seize Danish vessel -- Al Jazeera
Somali pirates seize ship and US crew off Horn of Africa -- The Guardian