U.S. cargo ship escapes pirate attack

Per CNN.com, a U.S. flagged cargo ship, the Liberty Sun, was attacked by Somalian pirates Tuesday as it headed for Mombasa, Kenya. The ship, which is carrying U.S. food and aid for Africans, has 20 Americans on board. The pirates fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel, which sustained damage but was not overtaken by the pirates.

Reaction from the Twitterverse indicates shock:

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   JohnSimonds (North Carolina) liberty sun escapes pirate attack. US Ships 2, Pirates 0 15 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   smallmadeline (Maryland) what is up with all the US pirate attack? "yo ho ho and a bottle of rum". mmmmm... rum. 15 Apr 2009 from web
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   pastortai (Austin, Texas) Another Pirate attack? C'mon guys that is sooooo 18th Century 15 Apr 2009 from mobile web
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   KirstenParagona (Ipswich, Maryland) RT @andersoncooper: Morning Buzz: Another pirate attack on a US Ship! http://tinyurl.com/dd27rn -there has 2 b a way 2 stop this! 15 Apr 2009 from twhirl
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   shady_j (Baltimore, Maryland) omg ANOTHER pirate attack tho? what year are we in again? 15 Apr 2009 from mobile web
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   LeaZen (North Carolina) another pirate attack last night? I can't keep up.. 15 Apr 2009 from web

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U.S. cargo ship escapes pirate attack