A Russian warship on Friday rushed to intercept a Ukrainian vessel carrying 33 battle tanks and a hoard of ammunition that was seized by pirates off the Horn of Africa — a bold hijacking that again heightened fears about surging piracy and high-seas terrorism.
A U.S. warship is tracking the vessel but there has been no decision about intercepting it, U.S. Defense Department officials said.
The US must want to give the Russians a chance to play the hero. Otherwise intercepting this ship would seem like a no brainier.