US Navy watches as Somali pirates nab $3.2 million (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By KATHARINE HOURELD As U.S. Navy ships looked on, Somali pirates sped away Thursday with $3.2 million in ransom after releasing an arms-laden Ukrainian freighter - ending a four-month standoff that focused world attention on piracy off Somalia's lawless coast. The Navy said it couldn't seize the bandits for fear of endangering 147 other seamen still held hostage on other hijacked ships. So, ...

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