US Military to go Into Action To Rescue a Yacht

A Couple on a trip around the world to distribute bible has been hijack. The interesting part is that the Military it seems, it's preparing for a rescue mission. 
The NY Post reports the following today:

The US was considering military action against Somali pirates who hijacked a California couple's yacht yesterday in the Indian Ocean, the deputy commander of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet told CNN today.

The yacht's owners, Jean and Scott Adam, were among the four Americans aboard the S/V Quest which was seized yesterday afternoon 275 miles off the coast of Oman, according to non-government maritime reporting agency Ecoterra International.

Jean and Scott Adam have been sailing around the world for more than seven years on a 10-year mission to deliver Bibles around the world. The yacht was en route to Oman from India when it was captured. Most of the ships currently held for ransom by Somalia's marauding pirates are merchant vessels but small yachts have been seized in the past.

The interesting  thought is that oil cargo ships and tankers have been hijack and released after  the ransom was paid. 
In this particular case there is no talk about paying ransom but for the US Military to go into action to rescue the valuable American couple and it's valuable cargo.