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 Maersk Alabama Repels 
 2nd Pirate Attack 

Attempted takeover repelled by guards

Nov 18, 09 6:30 AM CST
(AP) - Somali pirates today attacked the Maersk Alabama for the second time in seven months, but guards on board the US-flagged cargo ship repelled the takeover attempt. When pirates attacked with automatic weapons early this morning about 350 nautical miles east of the Somali coast, guards on board the craft fired... More »

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GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Gyllenhaal, Sarsgaard Wed 

Plus, hero pilot and hero captain in the news, more

May 4, 09 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Maggie Gyllenhaal and longtime beau Peter Sarsgaard married in Italy over the weekend, Us reports. They have a 2-year-old daughter and have been engaged since 2006. Elsewhere:
  • Hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger—who famously apologized to his library after leaving a book he checked out on his plane in the
... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • gossip • John Mayer • Maggie Gyllenhaal • celebrity marriage • Chesley Sullenberger • Richard Phillips • Peter Sarsgaard

Maersk Captain Calls for Military to Protect Shipping

Freed pirate hostage calls for tougher ships, better armed crews

May 1, 09 2:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Military guards or military detachments on board ships are the best way to keep American shipping safe from piracy, Capt. Richard Phillips told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday. Phillips, freed by the US Navy after being held hostage by pirates last month, said better-armed crews and tougher vessels would... More »

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military • piracy • shipping • pirates • Maersk Alabama • Richard Phillips

 Captain: 'I Didn't Think I'd 
 Ever Get Out of That Boat' 

Capt. Richard Phillips credits Navy

Apr 25, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Capt. Richard Phillips thought he'd never escape the Somali pirates holding him hostage, MSNBC reports. “I didn't think I'd ever get out of that boat," Phillips tells Matt Lauer in a Today Show interview airing Tuesday. He had resigned himself for the worst. “It was just settling... More »

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Somalia • Matt Lauer • Vermont • pirates • Navy SEALs • Today show • Richard Phillips

(AP) - Shipping captain Richard Phillips is back in his home state, a week and a half after being taken hostage by pirates. The plane carrying Phillips, who was rescued by Navy SEAL snipers, landed in Burlington, Vt., late this afternoon. "I'm not a hero," Phillips, from nearby Underhill,... More »

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Somalia • Vermont • pirates • homecoming • Maersk Alabama • Richard Phillips

 Captured Pirate to 
 Face Trial in US 

Maersk captain on his way back to Vermont

Apr 17, 09 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The only surviving pirate from the gang that attacked the Maersk Alabama will be put on trial in New York, authorities tell CBS News. The pirate—identified as Abdulwali Muse, 19—is believed to have been the ringleader. Muse, whose three cohorts were killed by Navy snipers, is likely to... More »

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 Capt. Phillips 
 Returns to Land 

Arrives in Kenya where plane will take him home

Apr 16, 09 5:37 AM CDT
(AP) - The US sea captain held hostage for five days by Somali pirates reached land today, with the destroyer that rescued him docking to the strains of "Sweet Home Alabama," hours after his crew reunited with their families back home. Capt. Richard Phillips arrived in Mombasa harbor aboard the... More »

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Somalia • Kenya • pirates • hostage • homecoming • Richard Phillips

 Maersk Crew Comes Home 

Seaman who thwarted pirates get hero's welcome back on US soil

Apr 16, 09 1:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American sailors who thwarted a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia have arrived home to a hero's welcome, reports the AP. Dozens of family members erupted in cheers and applause as the 19 crew members from the Maersk Alabama stepped off a charter flight from Kenya at Andrews... More »

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piracy • shipping • pirates • Maersk Alabama • Richard Phillips • Andrews Air Force Base

 Pirates Fail in Attack on US Ship 

It's now under escort
of USS Bainbridge,
with Capt. Phillips

Apr 14, 09 10:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Capt. Richard Phillips' reunion with his crew and family may be delayed a bit because of yet another pirate attack. Somali pirates fired on another US ship today but failed to board it, CNN reports. That ship, the Liberty Sun, is now under the military escort of the USS Bainbridge—... More »

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Somalia • pirates • Horn of Africa • US Navy • hijacking • Richard Phillips • USS Bainbridge

(AP) - The shipping captain held hostage by Somali pirates will return to the US with his crew tomorrow. Maersk Line said today that Richard Phillips and the crew of the Maersk Alabama are expected to arrive at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland late tomorrow, where they will reunite with loved... More »

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Somalia • Navy • kidnapping • piracy • rescue • pirates • hijacking • Maersk Alabama • Richard Phillips • Andrews Air Force Base

 Captain, Family 
 Laud Military 'Heroes' 

Colleagues and friends praise Phillips' high-stakes performance

Apr 14, 09 6:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Richard Phillips has been hailed a hero, but the rescued captain is downplaying his own role and praising his military saviors, reports the Boston Globe. "I'm just a small part in this. The real heroes in this story are the US military. They are the most dedicated, professional, and... More »

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US military • pirates • Navy SEALs • hero • Richard Phillips



 Should Ship Crews be Armed? 

Piracy danger raises old questions

Apr 13, 09 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid the latest wave of piracy off Somalia, experts are once again questioning whether commercial ships’ crews should be armed, the New York Times reports. Ship owners had been against the idea, fearing liability and worrying that armed crews might be killed by pirates, rather than taken hostage. But increased... More »

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Somalia • piracy • arms • pirates • weapons • crew members • Richard Phillips

 Somali Pirates Vow Revenge 

Defiant pirate captain threatens to target American shipping

Apr 13, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Somali pirates have sworn to avenge their colleagues killed in the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips yesterday. A pirate commander told AFP that the men had been killed after agreeing to hand over Phillips without ransom, and vowed that American citizens traveling at sea in Somali waters—and further afield—... More »

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Somalia • piracy • pirates • US Navy • hostage • Richard Phillips

(Newser) - Navy Seals opened fire on three Somali pirates today when a naval commander made a split-second decision that Capt. Richard Phillips' life was in imminent danger, the New York Times reports. Authorized by President Obama to use force, snipers shot two pirates who had stuck their heads out of the... More »

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UPDATED

 Captain Rescued, 
 3 Pirates Killed 

Captain uninjured after brief firefight

Apr 12, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The American sea captain held hostage by Somali pirates has been rescued after a brief firefight, with three of his captors killed and one in military custody, CNN reports. US Navy snipers saw a pirate with "an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back" and opened fire, a military... More »

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Somalia • piracy • pirates • hostage • Maersk Alabama • Richard Phillips

 Pirate Boat Drifts Toward Coast 

Stalled talks to continue after a day

Apr 12, 09 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The lifeboat carrying American captain Richard Phillips has drifted within 20 miles of the Somali coast, where US military officials fear the pirates might escape with their hostage, reports Reuters. US warships continue to track the craft, as negotiations with the pirates over Phillips have been postponed by one day,... More »

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(Newser) - Negotiations between Somali elders and US officials broke down today over the return of American captain Richard Phillips, who is still being held by pirates on the Indian Ocean, the New York Times reports. Talks collapsed when the elders demanded that Somali authorities let the pirates go in exchange for... More »

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 Ship Docks Safely; Navy Foils 
 Pirates Seeking US Captain 

FBI joins standoff rescue

Apr 11, 09 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Maersk Alabama and its 19 American crewmembers safely reached a Kenyan port today, but their captain remains in the clutches of Somali pirates, the AP reports. Bandits controlling a German cargo ship and other hijacked vessels ship have been trying to locate the lifeboat holding Capt. Richard Phillips to... More »

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piracy • pirates • Gulf of Aden • Maersk Alabama • Richard Phillips

 Pirates Warn US Raid 
 Would 'Create Disaster' 

Somalis plan to transfer Capt. Phillips to bigger boat

Apr 11, 09 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Somali pirates holding an American captain hostage in a lifeboat are hoping to transfer him to another pirate ship in the area to thwart rescue efforts like the French commando raid that freed some hostages, but left one dead, along with two pirates, AFP reports. "We are getting information... More »

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Somalia • piracy • pirates • hostage • Maersk Alabama • Richard Phillips

 Hostage Captain 'a Regular Guy' 
 and Ferocious Ball Player 

'That swim—it didn’t surprise me at all': friend

Apr 11, 09 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American captain being held by Somali pirates is a regular guy on land and a true professional at sea, his friends and family tell the New York Times.  Richard Phillips is placid and relaxed during his downtime with his wife and their college age-kids at his Vermont home,... More »

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