hijacking

Not a single shot was fired as the Marines recaptured the ship, and no crew members or U.S. personnel were injured, Navy Lt. John Fage says from Bahrain. "It was great execution by our Navy Marine coordinated team."

Contrary to earlier published reports, the hijacked U.S.-bound oil tanker Maran Centaurus is carrying about $140 million worth of Saudi crude -- not the $20 million previously claimed -- DailyFinance has learned. Reached in Greece Tuesday, a representative for Maran Tankers Management, the ship's...