American Ship Captain Freed from Somali Pirates
“His courage is a model for all Americans,” President Obama says about Capt. Richard P. Phillips
Archive for April, 2009:
Source: Pirates repel sailors attempting to reach captain
Pirates off the eastern coast of Africa fired on U.S. sailors Saturday as they tried to reach the lifeboat where an American captain is being held, a U.S. official familiar with the situation told CNN.
Pirates hijack Italian tugboat in Gulf of Aden
An Italian tugboat sent a distress call to a NATO ship Saturday before it was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the tug’s owner told CNN.
Hostage, 2 pirates killed in French rescue operation
A French hostage and two pirates died Friday in a rescue operation off Somalia, the French president’s office in Paris said Friday.
More pirates searching for lifeboat, official says
Pirates in ships are searching for the lifeboat containing four pirates and their hostage — the captain of a freighter they failed to hijack earlier this week — according to a U.S. military official with knowledge of the situation.
Ship’s captain prepared for pirate attack, ex-crew member says
A former crew member on the American ship attacked by pirates off Africa said the ship’s captain is exactly the kind of person who would offer himself in exchange for the crew’s safety.
Commentary: Take fight to the pirates
It is well past time to take a serious look at piracy off the coast of Africa.
Somali pirates take in millions from kidnappings
Somali pirates have turned high-seas kidnappings into a lucrative business, one that netted between $50 million and $150 million last year, a former Navy SEAL told CNN.
U.S. warship near boat carrying pirates
A U.S. warship arrived before dawn Thursday near a 28-foot lifeboat holding four pirates and the kidnapped captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, officials said.
U.S. crew member says one pirate ‘taken down’
A crew member aboard a freighter seized by pirates off east Africa said Wednesday that the crew had captured one of four pirates who hijacked their vessel, but they released him in a failed hostage trade.