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The Associated Press
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Published: Mon, September 29, 2008 - 9:37 am
Last Updated: Mon, September 29, 2008 - 9:51 am
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - An American military spokesman saysseveral U.S. warships are surrounding an arms shipment hijacked by
Somali pirates.
Lt. Nathan Christensen of the US Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet
says an unspecified number of destroyers and cruisers have joined
the USS destroyer Howard within a 10-mile radius of the
Ukrainian-operated ship.
The Faina is carrying 33 tanks plus rifles and ammunition that
the U.S. fears may fall into the hands of Islamic insurgents
fighting the Somali government.
Christensen says the American ships will remain in place to
monitor negotiations between the pirates and the ship company and
helicopters are conducting over flights of the hijacked vessel.
Pirates seized the ship off the coast of Somalia on Thursday as
it headed to Kenya.
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icould not figure out why the usa would send a ship to help secure that ship from being moved. now i see. it is being reported they could be iranian weapons. being shipped to iran from russia.