US Navy Rescue Mission Recaptures Ship, Frees Captain From Somali Pirates

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:55:52 +0000

Where: Mogadishu, Somalia

April 13, 2009 : Somalian pirates captured the MV Maersk Alabama, an American cargo ship which was carrying 5,000 tonnes of United Nations emergency relief supplies to Kenya. The crew managed to regain control of the ship, but pirates captured the Captain and escaped with him as hostage on a lifeboat. Four days later (on Easter Sunday), April 12, 2009, Capt. Richard Phillips was rescued, and his pirate captors were shot by the US Navy. Three pirates were killed and a fourth was taken into custody.

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US Navy Rescue Mission Recaptures Ship, Frees Captain From Somali Pirates