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- ↑ "Pirates Seize Tug with Crew of 16 as U.S. Captain is Still Hostage". New York Times . 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ "Somali Pirates Seize Another Boat". BBC. 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ "Italy to send envoy to Somalia for talks on hostage release". Xinhua News Agency . 2009-04-25. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24.