FILE ** In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 and released by the U.S. Navy on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, pirates holding the hijacked cargo ship Faina conduct resupply operations while under observation by a U.S. Navy ship off the coast of Somalia, according to the U.S. Navy. A Somali pirate on the hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship laden with tanks, reduced the ransom demand Tuesday Oct. 7, down to US$8 million (euro 5.87 million), but it was unclear if he was speaking officially for the pirates who are holding the Ukrainian vessel. (AP Photo/US Navy, Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Beauregard)