PIRATE UPDATE - AT 9:02 A.M. ET:  From the Washington Post:

MOMBASA, Kenya, April 11 -- The Maersk Alabama cargo ship docked at this Kenyan port city Saturday night, its American crew appearing tired but in high spirits, with some sailors leaning over the ship's railing to wave, ask for a beer and tell how they thwarted an attack by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.

But there is no news about the fate of the captain, still being held hostage by pirates in a life raft.  Negotiations for his release broke down yesterday.  The administration, at least at this stage, is treating the hijacking as a crime, rather than a military act.

April 12, 2009