Update - Shooting Aboard M/V Faina

I don't know what to believe, but will just post what I have found

Russia Today claims there was a dispute amongst the pirates, with a shoot-out and 3 of them dead.

The BBC says there was a shoot-out, but no report as to the extent of the injuries.

The Russian Times has this quote from a U.S. Navy spokesman, but I don't know how reliable it is, considering the BBC does not have the same quote.


"The shipment of 33 Russian-designed tanks, rifles and ammunition onboard the Ukrainian-operated Faina was headed for Sudan, not Kenya as previously claimed,” Deputy spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, Lt. Nathan Christensen said.

And not just Sudan, but in particularly to the Darfur region - the place that has a UN arms embargo imposed on it. The situation off the African coast has put more pressure on an already politically tense Kiev."

The Russians are throwing their weight around because it is from the Ukraine.

This whole thing may become more about arms dealing than about piracy.


Update 11:00 AM CDT
CNN reports there were 3 killed on Monday, and additonal gun fire onboard on Tuesday.