U.S. NAVY HELP FOR NKOREA SHIP UNPRECEDENTED: OFFICIALS

HatTip to Mingi. Interesting event...

The US Navy's help to North Korean crewmen in fighting off Somali pirates was unprecedented in the half-century of hostility between Pyongyang and Washington, officials and analysts said Wednesday.

The US Navy helped the crew regain control of their freighter in a violent struggle Tuesday after it was captured by pirates off Mogadishu. (full article)