Falcon Trader II Attacked by Pirates but Thwarted by U.S. Navy
The Filipino-flagged vessel Falcon Trader II, a merchant ship from the Philippines was under attacked by pirates 300 miles off the coast of Oman. At around 10:30 A.M. local time Thursday, the hijacking occured when unidentified number of pirates have boarded the ship but all 20 Filipino crew members were locked safe in a citadel … Read more