Article: Pirates recapture US hostage after escape attempt

Article: U.S. CARGO SHIP FOCUS OF DISPUTE PENTAGON CLAIMS ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 15, 1986 ;     700+ words ... ... interrupt a U.S. cargo ship's passage in the ... such Navy escorts. Defense Department and Navy officials ... interceding on the cargo ship's behalf. The State ... to demand that the cargo ship heave to and submit ...

Article: U.S., Spain Seize Soviet Cargo Ship; Freighter Was ...
The Washington Post;  January 9, 1991 ;     493 words ... ... Both U.S. and Soviet officials acknowledged that the cargo ship, Dimitry Fermanov, was halted Friday by the guided-missile ... surrounded by the warships and has not been allowed to proceed. Defense Department spokesman Pete Williams said yesterday that its cargo includes ...

Article: Navy's Behemoth 'Drives Like a Sports Car'.(USNS Fisher ...
National Defense;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... contracts agreeing to be at sea up to a year at a time, and they can earn as much as $120,000 during that period. The MSC performs five key functions: * Providing sealift, or moving Defense Department cargo by sea, during both peacetime

Article: Pentagon sends team to ship that may have radioactive material in ...
AP Worldstream;  September 13, 2002 ;     426 words ... ... believed to have made stops in Indonesia, Malaysia and Egypt, one defense official said on condition of anonymity. Defense Department spokesmen declined to say what the Pentagon team went to do on the ship Thursday, offering only that a team with ...

Transcript: PENCE SUPPORTS DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SPENDING BILL
Capitol Hill Press Releases;  June 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Immediate Release Pence Supports Defense Department Spending Bill Contact: Matt ... home and abroad." Summary of Defense Department Appropriations Bill for Fiscal ... ship (LCS), and one T-AKE cargo ship. The recommendations fully ...

Article: USS Liberty survivors ask Defense Department probe ...
AP Worldstream;  June 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... USS Liberty Veterans Association, said the appeal to the Defense Department was nothing more than an appeal for justice for his shipmates ... of Israel. The 7,725-ton Liberty, a former civilian cargo ship refitted into one of the era's top intelligence-gathering ...

Article: CARGO SHIP TAKES OFF IN MISSION TO ASSIST ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  July 5, 1997 ;     569 words ... ... Byline: Associated Press MOSCOW -- A cargo ship carrying electrical cables and other ... in a June 25 collision with a previous cargo ship, has been running on reduced power for ... spacecraft to full power. The Progress M-35 cargo ship lifted off at 8:11 a.m. Moscow time ...