Maersk Alabama

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A teenaged Somali pirate captured in a dramatic high seas operation was sentenced by a US court Wednesday to nearly 34 years in prison, despite defense pleas for leniency due to his young age.Federal Judge Loretta Preska in New York said ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge sentenced a Somali pirate to 33 years and nine months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the 2009 seizure of the Maersk Alabama container ship in the Indian Ocean.Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse -- the ...

Richard E. Hicks was the chief steward on the Maersk Alabama when the freighter was attacked by Somali pirates on April 8 , 2009 . "—Terry Bryant, attorney for Richard HicksPR Newswire: Maersk Alabama Crew Member Files Lawsuit Against Employer (April 27, 2009) " We ...

The USS Bainbridge is a guided missile destroyer currently in use by the U.S. Navy . The vessel arrived at the coast of Somalia on April 9 , 2009 , to assist after the Maersk Alabama , a U.S. cargo ship that had been ...

Shane Murphy is the chief officer on the Maersk Alabama , a U.S.-flagged cargo ship. Murphy was on board when the Maersk Alabama was attacked by Somalian pirates on April 8 , 2009 . Two Mass. Maritime Graduates Led Hijacked Ship The Maersk ...

Captain Richard Phillips was taken hostage when Somali pirates took control of the U.S. cargo ship Maersk Alabama , on April 8 , 2009 . Navy kills pirates to free captain (April 12, 2009) On April 12, 2009, reports said both the FBI and ...

The Maersk Alabama is a 17,400 ton container vessel that was hijacked by pirates on April 8 , 2009 , while on its way to Mombasa, Kenya with relief supplies. On April 27 , 2009, Richard Hicks , the chief steward on the freighter, filed ...

For as long as people have used waterways to conduct trade we have had pirates. The current hot spot for piracy is off the coast of Somalia, a largely ungoverned state on the east coast of Africa. So far this year, despite ...

Abduhl Wal-i-Musi is the only surviving member of a band of four Somali pirates who took Maersk Alabama ship captain Richard Phillips hostage in April 2009 . Captured Somali pirate to face trial in NY (April 16, 2009) Wal-i-Musi surrendered to the U ...

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Teen Somali pirate sentenced to nearly 34 years

Somali pirate handed 33-year sentence by U.S. court

Richard E. Hicks

USS Bainbridge

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