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Maersk Alabama Attacked Again

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Pirates repelled in takeover attempt.

No Navy SEALS required this time: The Maersk Alabama—the U.S. ship whose captain was freed from Somali pirates after a dramatic rescue attempt in April—was attacked a second time by Somali pirates on Wednesday. Guards on board the ship repelled the assailants with gunfire. A spokesman for the E.U. Naval Forces said that the second attack was “pure chance.”

Read it at ABC News