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incarcerated · 02-20-2011, 22:29

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Pirates: Warship shadowing hijacked American yacht

By JASON STRAZIUSO and ABDI GULED, Associated Press Jason Straziuso And Abdi Guled, Associated Press – Sun Feb 20, 6:25 pm ET
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A warship is shadowing a yacht with four Americans on board that was hijacked by Somali pirates, a pirate said Sunday, as the vessel was reported to be moving closer to the Somali coast.

The yacht Quest was hijacked on Friday off the coast of Oman, but is now in the waters between Yemen and northern Somalia, two pirates and a Somali government official told The Associated Press.

One pirate who gave his name only as Hassan said a warship with a helicopter on its deck is near the Quest....

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incarcerated Area Commander Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,557	http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110220/...captured_yacht Pirates: Warship shadowing hijacked American yacht By JASON STRAZIUSO and ABDI GULED, Associated Press Jason Straziuso And Abdi Guled, Associated Press – Sun Feb 20, 6:25 pm ET MOGADISHU, Somalia – A warship is shadowing a yacht with four Americans on board that was hijacked by Somali pirates, a pirate said Sunday, as the vessel was reported to be moving closer to the Somali coast. The yacht Quest was hijacked on Friday off the coast of Oman, but is now in the waters between Yemen and northern Somalia, two pirates and a Somali government official told The Associated Press. One pirate who gave his name only as Hassan said a warship with a helicopter on its deck is near the Quest.... __________________ “This kind of war, however necessary, is dirty business, first to last.” —T.R. Fehrenbach “We can trust our doctors to be professional, to minister equally to their patients without regard to their political or religious beliefs. But we can no longer trust our professors to do the same." --David Horowitz
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