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The Maersk Alabama Piracy Incident – A collection of facts

By On April 13, 2009

April 8, 2009 The US flagged container ship, Maersk Alabama was attacked about 300 miles off the coast of Somali by pirates at around 05.00 UTC on April 8, 2009 [...]

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Captain Richard Phillips Rescued!

By On April 12, 2009

Image via AP After being held hostage for days in a drifting lifeboat, Capt. Richard Philips has finally been rescued by a team Navy SEALs.  Details on the rescue operation [...]

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Somali Pirates Seize American-owned Tug

By On April 11, 2009

In a developing story coming from the Gulf of Aden, an American-owned tug has been hijacked by Somali pirates. The tug was manned by 16 crew and sailing under the [...]

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Maersk Alabama Piracy Incident – Update

By On April 10, 2009

Capt. Richard Phillips, who has been held hostage by Somali Pirates since Wednesdays hijack attempt, jumped overboard in an apparent attempt to swim to the USS Bainbridge Thursday night.  Unfortunately, [...]

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Maersk Alabama Lifeboat FAQ

By On April 9, 2009

Over the past two days gCaptain has fielded questions from the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Good Morning America and a number of other well known organizations, each trying to [...]

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Mission Of The US Navy – Did They Fail?

By On April 8, 2009

“The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.” -US Navy I was [...]

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Maersk Alabama – Live Blogging

By On April 8, 2009

By the WSJ gCaptain called the Maersk Alabama at 1800 UTC and talked with the mate on watch. He answered “We are still in an emergency situation and can not [...]

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