Americans Take Back Ship! Yeah baby!

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US Crew Overpowers Pirates on Ship

File photo of Hijacked Ship
File photo of recaptured ship
By KATHARINE HOURELD AP
NAIROBI, Kenya (April 8th )- The American crew of a hijacked U.S.-flagged cargo ship retook the vessel Wednesday from the Somali pirates who seized it far off the Horn of Africa, Pentagon officials said.
Capt. Joseph Murphy, an instructor at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, told The Associated Press that he was called by the Department of Defense and told the crew, including his son Shane, the second in command, had regained control.

The crew is back in control of the ship,” a U.S. official said at midday, speaking on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to speak on the record. “It’s reported that one pirate is on board under crew control — the other three were trying to flee,” the official said. The status of the other pirates was unknown, the official said, but they were reported to “be in the water.” Another U.S. official, citing a readout from an inter agency conference call, said: “Multiple reliable sources are now reporting that the Maersk Alabama is now under control of the U.S. crew. The crew reportedly has one pirate in custody. The status of others is unclear, they are believed to be in the water..

I tell you we needed some good news today!

Do you think that Obama will prosecute the Americans for torturing and water boarding the Somali pirates by throwing them overboard?

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