A US vessel seized by pirates off Somalia is now back in the hands of the crew after they retook control of the ship.

一艘在索马里海域被劫持的美国船只在船员重新获得船只的控制权后，现在已经回到了他们的手里。

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A store of munitions, which were seized from an Iranian vessel heading to Syria, is the probable culprit of the explosion - after brush fires spread to the area in which they were stored.

一个弹药桶可能是爆炸的源头，它起火后火势蔓延到整个弹药库。这个弹药桶储存的弹药是从一艘开往叙利亚的伊朗船只上没收的。

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US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.

美国海军官员称，海军陆战队截获了一艘在索马里海岸被劫持的船舶。

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News of the operation came after a US captain made an unsuccessful overnight bid to escape from another seized vessel off Somalia.

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The vessel was seized by Israeli forces in international waters in the Red Sea early on Thursday and is being held in the port of Eilat.

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He said the company has heard nothing from the pirates themselves and had no information on how the vessel had been seized.

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