Pirates hijack Maersk ship with 20 Americans onboard

Somali pirates hijacked a U.S.-flagged, Danish-owned container ship with 20 American crew on board in a major escalation in attacks off the lawless Horn of Africa.

The 17,000 ton Maersk Alabama was seized off Mogadishu far out in the Indian Ocean.  Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk confirmed the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama had been attacked by pirates about 500 km (300 miles) off Somalia and was presumed hijacked. The company said it had 20 American crew on board.

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