Maersk Alabama Taken By Somali Pirates
Update 2 pm EDT: Crew is reported to have retaken the ship. Some reports say the captain is still hostage. Crew may be holding 1 pirate, and 4 are reported to be “in the water”.
Maersk A Class vessel similer to Maersk Alabama
CNN is among the agencies reporting that an America-flagged ship, the Maersk Alabama , has been seized by Somali pirates. It was enroute to Mombasa, Kenya with relief supplies.
As we reported here, Task Force 151 has established a safe-transit lane in the Gulf of Aden where ships will be under the observation and erstwhile protection of the various navies supporting the anti-piracy efforts in the region. We have captured a number of pirates, and the idea was that they would be detained, transferred to Kenya and tried there for piracy.
The forseeable result of creating a safe transit lane was that the pirates would move their attacks elsewhere. That is what has been happening this week, including with the Maersk Alabama.
Table of contents for Pirates
- Peleliu Stops Pirate Attack
- Navy Tanker fights Off Pirates
- Navy Continues to Eye Pirates
- US Navy Aids Ship Released By Pirates
- US Navy Jugs Somali Pirates
- Navy Detains Somali Pirates
- Maersk Alabama Taken By Somali Pirates
- Navy Rescues Pirate Captive
- Pics From the Pirate Rescue Off Somalia
- This Is a Pirate Ship?
- USS McFaul nabs pirates off Oman
- Marine Hymn still echoes: Pirates taken down off Somalia
- German Navy Intercepts Somali Pirates
- Royal Marines Free Pirated Ship Off Somalia
- Pirate Mother Ship Taken Down, Sailors Freed
- Pirates Attack Spanish Warship
- Somali Piracy Update
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