Many news reports referenced the last pirate seizure as being during the Second Barbary War in 1815, although this is not necessarily correct. [34] Muse's lawyers asked that he be tried as a juvenile, alleging he was either 15 or 16 years old at the time of the hostage taking, but the court ruled Muse was not a juvenile and would be trial as an adult. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! This event ended after a rescue effort by the U.S. Navy on 12 April 2009. Their training included the use of small arms, anti-terror, basic safety, first aid, and other security-related courses. The producers of the Captain Phillips film visited the Museum in the process of re-creating the lifeboat and interiors for the set. After one of their number was injured fighting with the ship’s crew, the other three pirates fled in a lifeboat, taking Phillips with them in the hopes of using him as a bargaining chip. Houreld, Katharine; Muhumed, Malkhadir M. (10 April 2009). The incident received international attention, bringing the problem of modern-day piracy to many people’s attention for the first time. A crowd of 53,775 people, the largest in the history of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, was with Aaron that night to cheer when he hit a 4th ...read more, On April 8, 1944, Russian forces led by Marshal Fyodor Tolbukhin attack the German army in an attempt to win back Crimea, in the southern Ukraine, occupied by the Axis power. The surviving pirate, Abduwali Muse, was taken into custody and later sentenced to over 33 years in U.S. prison—though he was tried as an adult, he and the other hijackers were reportedly all teenagers at the time of the attack. [12] The FBI then secured the ship as a crime scene. The American frigate did not return fire and "did not want to escalate the situation". [22], Commander Castellano stated that as the winds picked up, tensions rose among the pirates and "we calmed them" and persuaded the pirates to be towed by the Bainbridge.[23]. [17] The Bainbridge was equipped with ScanEagle and RHIB boats. When the pirate alarm sounded on April 8, Chief Engineer Mike Perry brought 14 members of the crew into a "secure room" that the engineers had been in the process of fortifying for just such a purpose. [6], The crew members of the Maersk Alabama had received anti-piracy training from union training schools, and had drilled aboard the ship a day previously. The 28 foot lifeboat where Captain Richard Phillips and the 4 Somali pirates were held up as seen from a US Navy. Phillips' family had gathered at his farmhouse in Vermont awaiting a resolution to the situation.[21]. Perry had initially taken main engine control away from the bridge and 1st A/E Matt Fisher had taken control of the steering gear. All four pirates were between 17 and 19 years old, according to U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. On April 8 the United States Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge and the guided-missile frigate USS Halyburton were dispatched to the Gulf of Aden in response to the hostage situation, with the Halyburton carrying two SH-60B helicopters on board. Attempts to negotiate failed, and at one point the pirates fired (harmlessly) at the destroyer. As the pirates approached, the remaining crew fired flares; in addition, Perry and 1st A/E Matt Fisher swung the ship's rudder, which swamped the pirate skiff.[9]. The story of the incident was reported in the book A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea (2010), by Stephan Talty and Captain Richard Phillips, who had been master of the vessel at the time of the incident. The SEALs had arrived Friday afternoon after having parachuted into the gulf near Halyburton, which later joined with Bainbridge. Each pirate had an AK-47 assault rifle, at least one of the pirates had a weapon without a stock.
A stand-off ensued between the USS Bainbridge, the frigate USS Halyburton, and the pirates' lifeboat from the Maersk Alabama from 9 April 2009, where they held Captain Richard Phillips hostage. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Firearms are not permitted on cargo ships due to the likelihood of crew members getting injured or killed. Since the pirate hijacking, the Maersk Alabama has since repelled two attacks partly through the use of armed security. The captors were also communicating with other pirate vessels by satellite phone. Chief Engineer Mike Perry got most of the crew to a safe room and managed to swamp the pirates’ craft by swinging his ship’s rudder, but the pirates were nonetheless able to board and take Phillips hostage. [30] One of the pirates killed was named Ali Aden Elmi, the last name of another was Hamac, and the third has not been identified in English-language press reports. The FBI then secured the ship as a crime scene. [31] A fourth pirate, Abduwali Muse, aboard the Bainbridge and negotiating for Phillips' release while being treated for an injury sustained in the takeover of Maersk Alabama, surrendered and was taken into custody. The Alabama was then escorted from the scene to it's original destination of Mombasa where Captain Larry D. Aasheim, who nine days later was relieved by Captain Phillips, took command of the ship. Captain Phillips Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Captain Phillips escorted the pirates to a lifeboat to show them how to operate it, but then the pirates fled with the Captain. Next Tuesday, April 9, marks the 10th anniversary of the hijacking of the U.S.-flagged freighter Maersk Alabama. The 28-foot lifeboat where Captain Richard Phillips and the 4 Somali pirates were held up. The Halyburton held two SH-60B helicopters on board. Piracy remained an issue in the region—the Maersk Alabama herself was the target of four more pirate attacks between 2009 and 2011, each of which was repelled by armed security teams. Phillips from pirates with simultaneous shots from 100 feet away", "U.S. Ship Captain Rescued From Pirates by Navy Seals", http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/12/AR2009041200467.html, "Somali Pirate Families Ask for U.S. As the pirates approached on a skiff, the remaining crew fired flares. [3][4][5] All four of the pirates were between 17 and 19 years old, according to U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. An example of the Boeing Insitu ScanEagle used to monitor the crisis is also on display, as is the SR-25 sniper rifle used by the U.S. Navy SEALs to kill the pirates and free Phillips. An 18-man security team was on board. On April 8, Buddhists celebrate the commemoration of the birth of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, thought to have lived in India from 563 B.C. The pirates captured Captain Richard Phillips and several other crew members minutes after boarding, but soon found that they could not control the ship. The siege ended after a rescue effort by the U.S. Navy on April 12, 2009. Photo was taken by a U.S. Navy ScanEagle UAV that scoped the gulf on April 9. Commander Frank Castellano, the commanding officer of Bainbridge, stated that as the winds picked up, tensions rose among the pirates, making them trigger-happy. Rice, Xan; Weaver, Matthew (10 April 2009). Perry remained outside the secure room lying in wait, knife in hand, for a visit from the pirates who were trying to locate the missing crew members in order to gain control of the ship and presumably sail it to Somalia. [14] CNN and Fox News quoted sources stating that the pirates' strategy was to await the arrival of additional hijacked vessels carrying more pirates and additional hostages to use as human shields. McCrummen, Stephanie; Tyson, Ann Scott (12 April 2009). The naked body of the blonde homecoming queen was found washed up on the shore wrapped in plastic in the show’s ...read more, On April 8, 1904, with war in Europe a decade away, Britain and France sign an agreement, later known as the Entente Cordiale, resolving long-standing colonial disputes in North Africa and establishing a diplomatic understanding between the two countries. Ochoa started at NASA in 1988 after receiving a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford ...read more, Eric Rudolph agrees to plead guilty to a series of bombings, including the fatal bombing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, in order to avoid the death penalty. Cummins, Chip; Childress, Sarah (16 April 2009). Cobain’s suicide brought an end to a life marked by far more ...read more, “Who killed Laura Palmer?” was the question on everyone’s mind on the night of April 8, 1990, when David Lynch’s surreal television drama Twin Peaks premiered on ABC. [40][41] The lifeboat had recently been on loan to National Geographic for its "Real Pirates" exhibition at the Nauticus marine science museum in Norfolk, Virginia. On April 8, the crew saw a skiff carrying four armed pirates approaching the ship and initiated the protocol for such an event. ", http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2009/09/07/2003452966, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7989474.stm, "Ship carrying 20 Americans believed hijacked off Somalia", http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/08/ship.hijacked/index.html, "Somalian pirate suspect arrives in New York to be tried in U.S. court", http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2009/04/20/us-somaliapirate.html, Another Miracle Brought to You By America's Unions (This Time With Pirates!) On 8 April 2009, four pirates based on the FV Win Far 161 attacked the ship. The pirates captured Captain Richard Phillips and several other crew members minutes after boarding, but soon found that they could not control the ship. An advocate of nonviolence and conservatism, he pleaded innocent in the highly ...read more. [38] In August 2011, the Court of Appeals of Texas dismissed Waterman from the litigation. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Two of the three pirates killed have been identified as Ali Aden Elmi and Hamac, while the third has been left completely unidentified. [7][8] When the pirate alarm sounded early on Wednesday, 8 April, Chief Engineer Mike Perry brought 14 members of the crew into a "secure room" that the engineers had been in the process of fortifying for just such a purpose. © 2020 A&E Television Networks, LLC. to 483 B.C. Richard Phillips was taken hostage aboard one of the Maersk Alabama ’s lifeboats. [12][13], The Mærsk Alabama was then escorted from the scene under armed guard towards its original destination of Mombasa where Captain Larry D. Aasheim retook command of the ship. No crew members of the Halyburton were injured from the gunfire, as the shots were fired haphazardly by a pirate from the front hatch of the lifeboat. Formally entitled a ...read more. Captain Phillips (right) with Commander Frank Castellano of the USS Bainbridge after being rescued. A total of 54 hostages were on two of the ships, citizens of China, Germany, Russia, the Philippines, Tuvalu, Indonesia, and Taiwan. Hoping to lift the country out of the crippling Great Depression, Congress allowed the president to use the funds at his discretion. In November 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, Governor Roosevelt of New York was elected the 32nd president of the United ...read more, Jomo Kenyatta, leader of the Kenyan independence movement, is convicted by Kenya’s British rulers of leading the extremist Mau Mau in their violence against white settlers and the colonial government.
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