Hero skipper ignored pirate warnings, crew says

05/25/10 The captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama ignored explicit warnings to stay well off the coast of Somalia before his capture by pirates in 2009, according to 16 of its 19 crew members.

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02/16/11 A federal judge sentenced Somali pirate Abduwali Muse to 33 years, 9 months in prison for hijacking the container ship Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean in 2009. Prosecutors said Muse, who pleaded guilty in May, led pirates who captured the ship and held its captain, Richard Phillips, for five days.

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Seattle couple held hostage by Somali pirates

02/20/11 MOGADISHU, Somalia - A man and woman from Seattle are among the four Americans hijacked by Somali pirates. Phyllis Macay, 59, and Bob Riggle, 67, were onboard the yacht S/V Quest with its owners, Jean and Scott Adam of California, when it was hijacked on Friday, two days after a Somali pirate was sentenced to 33 years in prison by a New York court for the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama ...

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