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	US Flagged vessel hijacked. Ships on way

smellydiaper

4-8-2009 7:49 AM

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hijack.

smellydiaper says:

I hope they soon realize they picked the wrong flag to hijack.

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4-8-2009 5:13 PM

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The U.S. regained control of the ship.

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