A British marine stands guard aboard the Royal Fleet Auxiliary MV Wave Knight, soon after after the ship docked at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 The ship was carrying eight pirates who had been arrested on the high seas by British sailors from HMS Cumberland on Nov. 11, after they had attacked a Danish merchant vessel . Three pirates were also killed in the incident. The eight pirates were taken to an unknown police station in Mombasa, and are likely to be charged in a court of law in Kenya.
Somali officals vows to rescue hijacked ship
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A Somali official is vowing to rescue a hijacked Saudi oil supertanker "by using force if necessary."
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