The Maersk Alabama, was captured last night off the Somali coast after a five-hour showdown with as many as three pirate skiffs. The ship was filled with relief aid for Kenya, and was headed toward the port of Mombasa. It is the sixth ship to be commandeered in recent days.
Update: The American crew has apparently retaken the ship, but the captain of the ship is still being held hostage in a lifeboat off the coast of the Horn of Africa. One pirate is now in custody, while the whereabouts of the other pirates are unknown or “in the water.”
[BBC and NYTimes, Gawker, SF Gate]
http://gawker.com/5203810/-under-siege-3-ragtag-shipmates-defeat-pirates-hand+to+hand
[Blam- Nobody messes with Bill Murray in a blue wetsuit. Nobody.]
