CBS News is now reporting a five-hour “standoff” between the crew and the pirates and “conflicting reports” whether the crew has actually regained control. David Martin reporting from the Pentagon...
Some reports that the crew is holding one pirate hostage...some crew members called relatives to tell them they have control of “part of the ship”...
How much are they asking for ransom of the Somali?
Yep... “breaking news” is *always conflicting* — to be sure. I’ve seen it too many times. It takes *time* for a news story like this to get facts straight...
You really cannot depend on anything you hear in the first few hours. It’s always got something wrong...
I’ll read the full printed story on it...