Sun, 12 Oct 2008  Pirate showdown looms
In this image released by U.S. Navy, the crew of the Ukrainian MV Faina stand on the deck following a U.S. Navy request to check on their health and welfare, off Somalia's coast Sunday Oct. 5, 2008. The ship is carrying 33 battle tanks, military weapons and 21 Ukrainian and Latvian and Russian hostages. One Russian has reportedly died, apparently of illness, during the 11-day standoff. The pirates are demanding US$20 million ransom, and say they will not lower the...
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| In this photo provided by the US Navy, pirates leave the Ukrainian merchant vessel MV Faina for Somalia's shore, while under observation by a US Navy ship, 08 Oct 2008Officials say forces from northern Somalia have killed two pirates during a raid on a hijacked cargo ... | |
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