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Late Night: High Seas Hijinx – Pirates and Monkeys Attack!

By: bmaz Wednesday November 18, 2009 7:58 pm

Arrrrr. Thats right matey, teh pirates be back. It was just last April that US flagged ship the Maersk Alabama was seized by Somali pirates causing a five day standoff finally resolved when Navy snipers took out the pirates which by then had the Maersk captain hostage in a lifeboat. The Maersk, its captain, crew [...]

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