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Obama vows to fight piracy after captain's rescue (AP)

14/04/2009 00:34:13 Yahoo
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Unidentified crew members and a man who identified himself as ATM Reza, right, of the Maersk Alabama, react to reporters, during a press briefing at the Mombassa port in Kenya, Monday, April 13, 2009. In a daring high-seas rescue, U.S. Navy snipers killed three Somali pirates and freed the American sea captain being held at gunpoint. The operation was a victory for the world's most powerful military but one that is unlikely to quell the scourge of piracy off the African coast. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)AP - President Barack Obama vowed Monday to halt the rise of piracy, while shipmates of the rescued American freighter captain called for tough action against Somali bandits who are preying on one of the world's busiest sea routes.


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