US ship captain 'still held hostage by pirates'

The American crew of a hijacked US-flagged ship retook control of the vessel from Somali pirates today, but the captain was still being held hostage in a lifeboat, according three people on board.

US officials said an American warship and a half dozen others were headed to the scene. One official said the destroyer USS Bainbridge was headed there. Another official said there were six or seven ships on the way.