The head of a Kenyan seafarers' program said Saturday that Somali pirates had hijacked an American-owned tugboat with 16 crew in the Gulf of Aden.
Nairobi-based Italian Ambassador Pierandrea Magistrati said he only could confirm that "there is a boat that has been hijacked, I believe by Somali pirates."
The hijacking took place as the American captain of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama was still being held hostage on a lifeboat being watched by two U.S. warships.
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This HAS to stop. We cannot allow our citizens, trying to earn an honest living to be mistreated this way. I say arm them and if anyone does not like it, TOUGH!! For those of you who do not know, these Merchant Marines are part of our military personnel. The get very little recognition, but they are there for us, too.
