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To: CondorFlight; All

link now says that hijack has been thwarted. Anyone have other sources to confirm?


15 posted on 04/14/2009 6:23:00 PM PDT by jacquej
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To: jacquej

CNN:

updated 6 minutes ago

Pirates attack U.S. cargo ship but fail to get aboard

The Liberty Sun, a U.S.-flagged cargo ship bound for Mombasa, Kenya, was attacked by Somali pirates, according to a NATO source with direct knowledge of the matter. Earlier today, pirates off the coast of Somalia also seized two freighters, proving they remain a force to contend with just days after the U.S. Navy dramatically rescued


22 posted on 04/14/2009 6:25:14 PM PDT by Palladin (John Paul Jones: "I have not yet begun to fight.")
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