What may of been the result of the attack on the Seaborne Spirit, a Somalian pirate ship was taken into custody on the high seas by the USS Winston S. Churchill.

A suspected pirate ship was shadowed, shot at and finally surrendered to a U.S. warship after an eight-hour, slow-speed chase off the Somali coast, the navy announced yesterday.

The high-seas drama, not far from where gunmen in fast launches fired a rocket-propelled grenade and swept bullets across the decks of a posh cruise liner last November, was the first evidence of stepped-up efforts by Western navies to safeguard shipping from the increasing threat of seaborne hijackings and robberies.

The U.S. Navy said one of its guided-missile destroyers, the USS Winston S. Churchill, fired warning shots after the rusting, nondescript and unnamed vessel ignored multiple warnings to stop. via The Globe and Mail

Time for a little USA Jingo-ism: We tend to forget that the United States spends a great deal of time and money ensuring that international waters remain safe for travel and commerce. Congratulations to the sailors who captured this ship, and made cruise passengers (and cruise companies) very happy.