By VOA News 15 April 2009
Somali pirates have attacked another U.S. ship off the coast of Africa, but they were not successful in taking the vessel.
The ship, called Liberty Sun, is now under military escort following the attempted hijacking. It is reported on its way to Mombasa, Kenya.
This latest attack comes just three days after the dramatic rescue of an American cargo ship captain held captive by Somali pirates. Three of his captors were killed in that rescue operation, while a fourth was captured.
Some pirates have vowed to retaliate.
VOA News - Somali Pirates Attack Another US Ship
http://www.libertymar.com/ships/specs/sunp.html
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-15-voa1.cfm
http://news.aol.com/article/us-cargo-ship-evades-somali-pirate/426236?flv=1
http://www.eaglespeak.us/
http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shipposition.phtml?call=WCOB
http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/
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