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• Somali forces raid 1 of many hijacked ships
Stephanie Murdock, a spokeswoman for the 5th Fleet, which is based in Bahrain and helps monitor Somalia's coast, said there were no significant developments Sunday. A nation of around 8 million people, Somalia has not had a functioning government ...
• NATO sends ships to Somali coast
Navy said the 20 crew members aboard the MV Faina were living in fear. "They want it to end peaceful and quickly," said Lt. Nathan Christensen, a spokesman from the U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain. He said the Navy was in regular radio contact with the crew ...
• Somali pirate reduces ransom to $8 million
Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain, declined to say how the Navy is preventing the hijackers from offloading some of the vessel's dangerous cargo. "Our ships continue to maintain a visual watch ... and we continue to closely monitor the situation," he said. ...
• Crew on hijacked ship off Somalia said to be OK
NAIROBI, Kenya - The crew on a hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship laden with tanks and heavy weaponry appear to be in good health, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said Monday. Lt. Stephanie Murdock, a 5th Fleet spokeswoman in Bahrain, said American officials are ...
• Bush to visit Israel, West Bank
Bush also will visit Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He will leave Washington on Jan. 8 and return on Jan. 16. Egypt is the only country on the itinerary that Bush has visited before. While Middle East peacemaking ...