It seems the Somali's had a problem with navigation, and their compatriots may be wanting a quicker resolution to the hostage situation. From Reuters,
Somali pirates in German ship fail to find comrades
"Pirates on a German ship with 24 foreign hostages said on Saturday they had returned to the Somali coast after failing to locate the scene of a standoff involving an American captive on a drifting lifeboat.
The pirates had hoped to use the hijacked 20,000-tonne container vessel, Hansa Stavanger, as a "shield" to reach fellow pirates holding American ship captain Richard Phillips far out in the Indian Ocean. U.S. naval ships are close to the lifeboat.
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We have come back to Haradheere coast. We could not locate the lifeboat," one pirate on the German ship, who identified himself as Suleiman, told Reuters. "
We almost got lost because we could not find the bearing of the lifeboat."
The German ship was seized off south Somalia between Kenya and the Seychelles and has a crew of 24.
Somali elders and relatives of pirates holding Phillips are planning a mediation mission to secure his release, a regional maritime group said.
"They want to resolve this in the traditional Somali way of negotiations," Andrew Mwangura told Reuters.
"They are just looking to arrange safe passage for the pirates, no ransom."".................
............... "Officials in Washington confirmed reinforcements were nearby. The frigate USS Halyburton, equipped with guided missiles and helicopters, and a German frigate.
The USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, was also heading for the lifeboat's general area, mainly in case its medical facilities were required."..............
notice how the French have gone in and stormed a boat and yet we are still just watching and waiting.
Even when the capt jumped over we just sat there and watched
Never thought I would say this but the French are showing more balls than we are
Hey phony , how about doing something and when you are asked a question about this you should answer instead of saying guys we’re talking about housing.
Now he enjoys his Easter egg hunt with the homos and cross dressers
How Lincoln would be proud