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Friday, April 10, 2009

US Navy warship in contact with pirates

Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyerAn American navy warship and Somali pirates holding a US citizen hostage remained at a stand-off on Thursday amid signs that other pirate-held vessels were moving towards the area.

Pirates seized the Maersk Alabama, a US-flagged ship, on Wednesday. The crew later regained control of the cargo vessel but the pirates left the ship taking Richard Philips, the captain, as hostage.

The USS Bainbridge, a guided-missile destroyer, arrived on the scene early Thursday and was in contact with the lifeboat, which had run out of fuel. Meanwhile, a US spy plane monitored the situation from the air, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation dispatched hostage negotiators to the region.

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