An undated file photo of the Maersk Alabama container ship. Maersk, via Getty ImagesUS Warship Arrives As Pirates' Options Dwindle -- Yahoo News/AP
NAIROBI, Kenya – A U.S. destroyer kept watch Thursday over the waters where Somali pirates held the American captain of a hijacked cargo ship that was later retaken by the crew in an hours-long, high seas drama.
The pirates took Capt. Richard Phillips as a hostage as they escaped into a lifeboat Wednesday in the first such attack on American sailors in around 200 years.
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More News On Somali Piracy
Negotiations continue in hostage standoff with Somali pirates -- CBC
U.S. Captain Is Hostage of Pirates; Navy Ship Arrives -- New York Times
US Navy Shadows Somali Pirates Holding American Captain -- Voice of America
US warship arrives at site of pirate kidnap -- The Telegraph
U.S. military already prepared with battle plans for Somalia pirates, say intelligence sources -- New York Daily News
US Crew Retakes Hijacked Cargo Ship -- Voice of America
Somali Pirates Capture American Sea Captain -- Washington Post
Pirates still holding U.S. ship's captain -- UPI
Drama as US Crew Recapture Vessel -- BBC News
US Cargo Ship Repels Pirates -- Wall Street Journal
Pirates Hold US Ship Captain Hostage -- Washington Times
Somalia Pirates Hold US Captain -- Los Angeles Times
Pirate Attack Foiled by Ship’s Crew, Defense Officials Say -- U.S. Department of Defense
Pirates Defeated as US Crew Seizes Ship Back -- The Times
Maersk 'situation room' buzzes away -- CNN
Somali Piracy Hits Every Consumer -- Christian Science Monitor
Capt. Richard Phillips Knows Pirates -- Los Angeles Times
Somali Piracy Exposes Weakness in UN Law of the Sea -- Voice Of America
US options limited to prevent, fight Somali piracy -- AP
Timeline of international action against piracy -- AP
US Navy Shadows Somali Pirates Holding American Captain -- Voice of America
US warship arrives at site of pirate kidnap -- The Telegraph
U.S. military already prepared with battle plans for Somalia pirates, say intelligence sources -- New York Daily News
US Crew Retakes Hijacked Cargo Ship -- Voice of America
Somali Pirates Capture American Sea Captain -- Washington Post
Pirates still holding U.S. ship's captain -- UPI
Drama as US Crew Recapture Vessel -- BBC News
US Cargo Ship Repels Pirates -- Wall Street Journal
Pirates Hold US Ship Captain Hostage -- Washington Times
Somalia Pirates Hold US Captain -- Los Angeles Times
Pirate Attack Foiled by Ship’s Crew, Defense Officials Say -- U.S. Department of Defense
Pirates Defeated as US Crew Seizes Ship Back -- The Times
Maersk 'situation room' buzzes away -- CNN
Somali Piracy Hits Every Consumer -- Christian Science Monitor
Capt. Richard Phillips Knows Pirates -- Los Angeles Times
Somali Piracy Exposes Weakness in UN Law of the Sea -- Voice Of America
US options limited to prevent, fight Somali piracy -- AP
Timeline of international action against piracy -- AP
US Cargo Ship Repels Pirates -- Wall Street Journal
Pirates Hold US Ship Captain Hostage -- Washington Times
Somalia Pirates Hold US Captain -- Los Angeles Times
Pirate Attack Foiled by Ship’s Crew, Defense Officials Say -- U.S. Department of Defense
Pirates Defeated as US Crew Seizes Ship Back -- The Times
Maersk 'situation room' buzzes away -- CNN
Somali Piracy Hits Every Consumer -- Christian Science Monitor
Capt. Richard Phillips Knows Pirates -- Los Angeles Times
Somali Piracy Exposes Weakness in UN Law of the Sea -- Voice Of America
US options limited to prevent, fight Somali piracy -- AP
Timeline of international action against piracy -- AP
Timeline: Somali pirates attempted hijacking -- The Guardian
Somalia Piracy - A Backgrounder -- Information Dissemination
Somali Piracy: A Solution -- Threatswatch
Obama's Next Hostage Crisis -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Pirates of Puntland -- Washington Times editorial
Piracy: The Only Solution -- Captain's Journal
Pirates Hold US Ship Captain Hostage -- Washington Times
Somalia Pirates Hold US Captain -- Los Angeles Times
Pirate Attack Foiled by Ship’s Crew, Defense Officials Say -- U.S. Department of Defense
Pirates Defeated as US Crew Seizes Ship Back -- The Times
Maersk 'situation room' buzzes away -- CNN
Somali Piracy Hits Every Consumer -- Christian Science Monitor
Capt. Richard Phillips Knows Pirates -- Los Angeles Times
Somali Piracy Exposes Weakness in UN Law of the Sea -- Voice Of America
US options limited to prevent, fight Somali piracy -- AP
Timeline of international action against piracy -- AP
Timeline: Somali pirates attempted hijacking -- The Guardian
Somalia Piracy - A Backgrounder -- Information Dissemination
Somali Piracy: A Solution -- Threatswatch
Obama's Next Hostage Crisis -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Pirates of Puntland -- Washington Times editorial
Piracy: The Only Solution -- Captain's Journal