Exclusive: Somali Pirates' Homemade Hijacking Video -- The Danger Room
As U.S. navy ships track pirates holding an American captain hostage near the horn of Africa, a source with well-placed contacts with pirate groups in Somalia has released an exclusive video to Wired.com from an earlier hijacking, offering a rare first-hand glimpse into the workings of the outlaw groups.
The 10 minute 42 second video, taken by the pirates themselves, is both oddly intimate yet strangely banal. It takes place aboard the Yasa Neslihan, a vessel manned by a crew of 20 Turks captured by Somali pirates on October 29, 2008. The vessel and crew were released unharmed on Jan. 6, 2009, after a ransom was paid.
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Why the U.S. Navy is a Second-Class Pirate-Fighter -- The Danger Room
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1 comment:
Isn't there a way to fish the entire lifeboat out of the water to rescue the captured american captain?
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