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Maersk confirms regained control of hijacked ship

Wed Apr 8, 2009 4:10pm EDT

NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) - Maersk Line confirmed on Wednesday that its U.S. crew has regained control of its hijacked tanker off the Somalia coast after the pirates left the ship with one hostage.

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A spokesman for the company said that no injuries had been reported for the rest of the crew left aboard.

"We can confirm that our crew has control of the ship. The pirates have departed the ship and they have taken one crew member with them as a hostage," the spokesman said, but could not confirm whether the hostage was the captain.

He said that the company is working with the U.S. military and other government agencies to address the situation. (Reporting by Edward McAllister; Editing by Marguerita Choy)

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