Re-Hijacked
Hijacked US crew ‘retake vessel’ |
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The US crew of a ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia has retaken control of the vessel, according to Pentagon sources. Unnamed US defence officials said one pirate had been captured by the crew of the Maersk Alabama, seized earlier in the Indian Ocean. But the vessel’s Danish owners, Maersk, said they could not confirm that the crew had fought off the pirates. It was the sixth ship seized off Somalia in recent days. The Associated Press quoted a defence official as saying: “The crew is back in control of the ship. “It’s reported that one pirate is on board under crew control - the other three were trying to flee.” Reports suggest the other three pirates jumped overboard. Maersk’s chief executive, John Reinhart, said he could not confirm that the ship had been retaken, but told AFP news agency he believed the crew was safe. The ship was attacked by several small boats in the early hours of Wednesday in an incident apparently lasting for about five hours. |
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Re-Hijacked
Hijacked US crew ‘retake vessel’
The pirates used small boats to attack the vessel for several hours
The US crew of a ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia has retaken control of the vessel, according to Pentagon sources.
Unnamed US defence officials said one pirate had been captured by the crew of the Maersk Alabama, [...]
Detective run over in Santa Cruz
The Monterey County Herald
MediaNews
Updated: 04/06/2009 12:41:26 PM PDT
SANTA CRUZ - A Santa Cruz police detective was run down when a man driving a stolen car charged him, knocking him down in the parking lot of the Valero gas station on the 1500 block of Soquel Avenue.Police spokesman Zach Friend, said about 10:30 a.m. the detective, driving [...]
Shots Fired at Valero in Santa Cruz
Shots Fired at Valero Gas Station in Santa Cruz
By Ryan Rittenhouse
04/06/09
Shots Fired at a local Valero gas station Monday on the corner of Frederick St. and Soquel Ave. Yellow tape, officers and deputies from local Santa Cruz Departments seen in the photo above investigating an incident involving a fellow officer and two suspects that fled [...]
Transplanting the Legend of the Santa Cruz Surf
By COREY KILGANNON
Published: April 5, 2009
Bobby Vaughn is from Santa Cruz, legendary in California for its renegade surf culture and rebel wave riders.
Ben Chapman for The New York Times
For Bobby Vaughn, who opened a new surf shop in Rockaway Park, the ideal surfer is fearless, tattooed and rides an expensive, top-of-the-line surfboard decorated with gang [...]
RED BULL WAKE LAB
Press Release
Date: 04-03-2009
RED BULL WAKE LAB BLOWS EVERYONE AWAY AT TEMPE BEACH PARK
The extreme wind may have forced the competition to end early, but spectators were blown away by the talented wakeboarding long before the wind picked up
Red Bull Wake Lab may indeed be the largest and most innovative wakeboarding event ever, but today at [...]
Radio “DUDE”
Radio Access To Remain
Radio transmissions between drivers, owners, spotters and crew chiefs will continue to be available to NASCAR, media and fans. Flak over a torrid exchange between Busch and car owner Roger Penske last Sunday at Martinsville — in which Busch called his owner “dude” — evoked a familiar refrain on Friday at Texas [...]
Electric Dirt Bike Race
Scotts Valley company hosts record-setting electric dirt bike race
By Sara Ramsey
Posted: 04/06/2009 01:30:46 AM PDT
SAN JOSE –” Missing was the pungent smell of gasoline and the ear splitting noise of engines revving, but all around San Jose’s 408MX Motocross track riders were spraying up dirt and catching air.
Ten teams with ten electric dirt bikes competed on [...]
Shattered Antarctic ice bridge
Satellite images from the European Space Agency show that a 25-mile-long strip of ice believed to pin the Wilkins Ice Shelf in place had splintered at its narrowest point, about 500 metres wide.
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