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On this day, four Somali pirates attack the Maersk Alabama (American cargo ship). The crew and the Captain (Captain Phillips) had been warned that there were pirates off the coast of Somalia but the Captain ignored those warnings according to www.vulture.com
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The Somali Pirates board the ship. The majority of the crew flees to the engine room while three people were held at gunpoint ( Captain Phillips and two crew members). After much conflict, Captain Phillips is taken hostage by the pirates.
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The Destroyer USS Bainbridge and the USS Halyburton (FFG-40) are sent to the Gulf of Aden in response to this issue.
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These two ships reach the Maersk Albama early this morning
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A stand off between the USS Bainbridge, the USS Halyburton, and the pirates lifeboat from the Maersk Alabama occurs
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on this day, Captain Phillips tries to escape from the lifeboat, but he was recaptured after the pirates gun shots ( Captain Phillips was not injured)
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After agreements were made previous to this date, they began to fall apart and the pirates fired at the American Frigate (no one was injured)
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The Maersk Alabama arrives in Mombasa, Kenya under US military escort
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The US Navy Seal marksmen open fired and killed three pirates. Captain Phillips was resucued uninjured (although he did have scars around his wrists from beong held by a tight rope)
