According to today's New York Post, the American crew of the hijacked American cargo ship has retaken control of the ship. The information is preliminary, but it was reported that the crew had reported to the private company that owns the ship that they were safe and in control. There are also reports that they have captured one of the pirates.
It is ironic that the ship was carrying emergency relief aid to Mombasa, Kenya, when it was hijacked.
According to the article:
"Somali pirates are trained fighters who frequently dress in military fatigues and use speedboats equipped with satellite phones and GPS equipment. They are typically armed with automatic weapons, anti-tank rocket launchers and various types of grenades. Far out to sea, their speedboats operate from larger mother ships."
I realize that this particular hijacking seems to have a happy ending, but I would hope that a serious military response will follow. We cannot continue to have pirates threatening the world's shipping lanes. There needs to be a unified strong response, and if it can't be unified, it should at least be strong. They know the pirates work from mother ships. Where are our airplanes? It seems like serious action is in order.
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