International flotilla to fight Somali pirates off Horn of Africa
Friday, October 17, 2008
NAIROBI, Kenya -- U.S. warships watched a hijacked vessel laden with tanks while other gunboats patrolled the dangerous waters off Somalia, but pirates still seized another freighter this week -- and now hold about a dozen despite the international effort to protect a major shipping lane.
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