The Alabama was en route to Mombasa, Kenya, with a cargo of food aid when it was hijacked about 350 miles off the Somalia coast.

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The current situation is with the priority being given to food and according to the cargo capacity to try to bring seeds and tools to give them hope to build a future.

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Cargo planes have flown in food, and helicopters have plucked stranded villagers from rooftops.

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The cargo manifest for the trip includes 674 pounds of food, clothing and miscellaneous supplies, 46 pounds of supplies for use in science experiments, 271 pounds of cargo bags for use in future flights and 22 pounds of computer equipment.

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The Progress M-12M that went down last week was to deliver more than 3.8 tons of cargo to the space station crew, including food supplies, medical equipment, personal hygiene items and scientific equipment needed for experiments, according to Roscosmos and space officials.

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Officials say it would be supplied by freighters in exactly the same way that robotic cargo ships keep the International Space Station (ISS) today stocked with fuel, food, water, air, and spare parts.

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This beachside outdoor food market hums as nighthawks gather to feast with a view over the water, where the lights of cargo ships (and further south, Indonesia) can be readily seen.

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