Wednesday - April 08, 2009
SHIPS CAPT. BEING HELD HOSTAGE AFTER CAPTURED PIRATE IS RELEASED.
BREAKING NEWS MIDNIGHT UK.
FROM THE BBC
Pirates are believed to be holding Capt Richard PhillipsUS crew members have recaptured their ship after it was hijacked by Somali pirates, but their captain is still being held hostage by the attackers.
The Maersk Alabama was taken by the pirates about 500km (311 miles) off Somalia’s coast after a lengthy battle.The crew later fought back and retook the ship, but the captain was captured by the pirates who fled in a lifeboat, crew members have told US media.
A US warship and other vessels are speeding towards the scene.The cruise-missile carrying USS Bainbridge is among the ships the US Navy has despatched, officials told the Associated Press.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the government was following the situation very closely and urged the world to act to end the “scourge” of piracy.
‘No injuries’
US media have telephoned members of the ship’s crew to get details of their struggle against the pirates.
Second mate Ken Quinn told CNN how the crew captured one of the pirates and kept him tied up for 12 hours.As they attempted to negotiate the release of their captain, who has been named as Richard Phillips, they freed the captive attacker.
But the gang refused to free Capt Phillips.“Right now they want to hold our captain for ransom, and we are trying to get him back,” second mate Quinn said.
“So now we’re just trying to offer them whatever we can - food. But it’s not working too good.”
He said the attackers had fled in a lifeboat and crew members were using radios to keep in contact with Capt Phillips.
In a statement, the ship’s owners, Maersk, confirmed much of the sailor’s account.“The armed hijackers who boarded this ship earlier today have departed, however they are currently holding one member of the ship’s crew as a hostage,” Maersk said.
“The other members of the crew are safe and no injuries have been reported.”
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on 04/08/2009 at 06:20 PM
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