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US ship safe in Kenya after pirate attack
The Associated Press , New York, US | Thu, 04/16/2009 10:49 AM | World
An American cargo ship damaged by Somali pirates while carrying humanitarian supplies has arrived safely in a Kenyan port under U.S. Navy escort.The Liberty Maritime Corp. says the Liberty Sun and its 20-member crew reached Mombasa on Wednesday evening.
The Lake Success, New York-based company says pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at the ship Tuesday as it carried corn meal, wheat flower and other food for needy African nations. A crew member told his mother by e-mail a rocket pierced the ship's bulkhead and the attack sparked a small fire.
The military says the pirates left before a destroyer arrived. No one was hurt.
The ship left from Houston. It delivered aid in Sudan before heading for Kenya.
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