There is a reason it’s called the American Fighting Spirit. We don’t take well to bullies. A group of Somali pirates learned this the hard way when they decided to hijack a US flagged vessel.
The crew fought back and retook the ship:
It was the sixth ship seized off Somalia in recent days.
It is reportedly the first time in 200 years that a US-flagged vessel has been seized by pirates.
Military spokeswoman Lt Col Elizabeth Hibner told Reuters: “It is our understanding that the crew is back in control of the ship.”
The Associated Press later reported that they had spoken to a sailor with an American accent on board the Maersk Alabama who confirmed that the crew had retaken the vessel and one pirate had been captured.
But the unnamed sailor told AP that three of the pirates were now holding the captain hostage in a lifeboat.
It is unconfirmed, but believed that this pirate is behind the attacks:
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