SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali08.04.2009V prisoner by pirates got 21 national team SShAAmerikanskaya container "Maersk Alabama, captured by Somali pirates took the vessel under control, the Associated Press, citing sources in the Pentagon .
According to his data, a pirate mariners were able to capture. The fate of the remaining bandits known - reported that they jumped overboard.
For its part, the owner was unable to confirm the release of the vessel, noting only that the sailors are safe.
Container "Maersk Alabama, was seized on April 8, at 450 kilometers from shore. The closest an American ship patrolling the region, located in 555 kilometers from the place of capture.
The vessel, on board of which the 20 U.S. citizens, carrying humanitarian aid to the Kenyan port of Mombasa. "Maersk Alabama became the sixth week of the ship seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia. In doing so, until recently, the pirates never attacked ships coming under the flag of the United States.
Prosperous in Somalia maritime piracy has forced some countries to send to the shores of this country's warships. In particular, their storozheviki sent to the region, U.S. and Russia.
In mid-2008 the UN authorized foreign governments to fight Somali pirates. In addition, in late 2008, Washington offered to allow the UN to fight against the Somali pirates on land.
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