Later that day a captor was seen pointing a gun at Phillips. court sentenced him to 33 years in prison. On April 12 one of the pirates effectively surrendered after requesting medical treatment onboard the Bainbridge in 2011 a U.S. While the cable was ostensibly to keep the small craft stable in rough waters-the pirates allegedly had run out of khat, a stimulant that also eases motion sickness-the tether was slowly shortened until the lifeboat was well within distance of Navy SEAL snipers on the Bainbridge’s fantail. ship to attach a tow to the lifeboat, which had run out of fuel. Later that day the pirates allowed the U.S. As negotiations with the pirates stalled, Navy SEAL Team 6 was dispatched from Virginia and arrived at the Bainbridge on April 11. On April 10 Phillips jumped overboard but was quickly recaptured. At this point the Alabama was ordered to continue sailing to Kenya, and it left after being given a security detail of armed sailors.
Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content.Ī crew member had earlier sent out distress calls, and on April 9 the destroyer USS Bainbridge reached the Alabama it was later joined by other U.S. After restoring the Alabama’s power, the Americans began following the 18-foot (5.5-metre) craft. With their own boat having capsized earlier, they forced the captain into a covered lifeboat and demanded a ransom of $2 million.
After negotiating an exchange of hostages, the crew released their captive, but the pirates took Phillips hostage. One of the pirates then accompanied another crew member to search for them, and he was ambushed and taken prisoner. Around this time, the remaining two pirates also boarded the ship.Ī captive crewman was ordered below deck to retrieve his colleagues but failed to return. However, Phillips and several others were captured on the bridge. The crew managed to disable the Alabama, and most retreated to the fortified steering room. However, two Somalis were able to board the vessel, marking the first time in some 200 years that pirates had set foot on a ship sailing under the U.S. The unarmed crew attempted to ward off an attack, shooting off flares and spraying fire hoses. On the morning of April 8, the Alabama sighted a small speedboat carrying four pirates armed with AK-47s. In the late afternoon, the vessel was approached by several pirate boats that ultimately turned back without incident. The area was well known for pirate attacks, and Phillips had received warnings but did not alter course. On April 7 the ship was a few hundred miles off the coast of Somalia. In April 2009 the 508-foot (155-metre) Maersk Alabama was sailing from Ṣalālah, Oman, to Mombasa, Kenya, with 21 Americans onboard, including Phillips. Navy ended on April 12 after Navy SEAL snipers killed three of the captors a fourth had already surrendered. Richard Phillips was taken hostage aboard one of the Maersk Alabama’s lifeboats. Although the crew eventually repelled the attackers, Capt. Maersk Alabama hijacking, incident involving the seizure of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship by four Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean on April 8, 2009.
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