Maersk crew fights back: pirates overpowered

The predominantly US crew of a container ship, hijacked by four Somali pirates yesterday, has managed to regain control of the vessel.

However the master of the 1998-built, 1100 teu Maersk Alabama was being held hostage this morning.

Captain...

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