The cargo-ship captain who was recenly freed from his pirate captors boarded a company plane Friday at the airport in Mombasa, Kenya, for a flight back to the United States. Capt.
Rescued captain headed back to U.S.
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French navy seizes 11 suspected pirates
The French Navy captured 11 suspected pirates off the coast of Kenya Wednesday, the French Ministry of Defense announced. The Navy tracked the pirates overnight after they attacked a ship called the Safmarine Asia. The French launched a helicopter from the frigate Nivose to head off the attack Tuesday night, then seized the suspected pirates Wednesday morning, the statement said