Arr! Ship Carrying Ukrainian Tanks Owned by Israel, not US?

Today's New York Times reports that the ship carring 33 Ukrainian tanks intercepted by pirates off Somalia is Israeli-owned. This conflicts with previous reports that it is US-owned. It also appears that payment of the ransom is being considered due to the risk of a commando raid. The article does not mention this, but I would think that all parties involved would be alarmed at the prospect of the Russians showing up to "rescue" the hostages-- the Russian commandos are known for high casualties among the "rescued".

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/world/africa/04pirates.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

Western diplomats have been huddling in Nairobi, trying to decide how to solve this hijacking and how to tackle the problem more broadly. In meetings on Friday, the preferred exit plan for the Ukrainian ship seemed to be to pay the ransom. The only other option, diplomats have said, is a commando raid on the ship, which could be extremely dangerous with explosives on board.

The trick now seems to be getting all the vested interests on the same page: the Israeli shipowner, the Ukrainian ship operator and the sailors — 17 Ukrainians, 2 Russians (not counting a Russian who died on board) and a Latvian.