The real life pirate saga, which began Thursday night when Somali pirates seized the Faina, a Ukrainian ship loaded with a cargo of ammunition, grenade launchers and 33 refurbished Russian T-72 battle tanks, has turned into a stand-off between the pirates holding the crew hostage and US and Russian navy vessels and aircraft. One crew member has died reported of hypertension. The pirates are now demanding a ransom of $20 million dollars.
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