WASHINGTON, DC/DOHA: On the morning of April 8, a US-flagged cargo ship - the Maersk Alabama - carrying US government food aid destined for Africa was hijacked by Somali pirates 300 miles off Somalia s coast. Eventually, the crew and the ship (...)
On the morning of April 8, 2009, a US-flagged cargo ship - the Maersk Alabama -carrying U.S. Government food aid destined for Africa was hijacked by Somali pirates 300 miles off its coast. Eventually, the crew and the ship escaped to safety, while (...)