Somali pirates have attacked and damaged an American ship carrying humanitarian aid. But the ship and crew are safe under Navy escort.
A US Central Command spokesman says the Liberty Sun reported being attacked around 11:30 yesterday morning. The vessel's owner, Liberty Maritime Corporation, said the pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons. The ship was en route from Houston to Mombasa, Kenya.
The military spokesman, Navy Captain Jack Hanzlik, says the Liberty Sun has a crew of about twenty.
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