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News September 29, 2008, 19:39

U.S. Navy fleet surrounds hijacked ship

Several U.S. battleships are currently surrounding the Ukrainian ship which was hijacked by Somali pirates last week. Their purpose is to prevent the unloading of the 33 tanks and other military equipment that is currently onboard.