Is this the tale of a simple miscommunication, confusion in a crisis, or something more? Somebody might have an extra $30,000 stashed away….apparently the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is investigating the whereabouts of $30,000 in cash that was reportedly given to the pirates aboard the Maersk Alabama as part of a failed deal by [...]
It’s not everyday that an active Merchant Mariner has a one-on-one with the President of the United States. Saturday was the exception for Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama. For a short portion of an hour, Captain Phillips had the ear of the leader of the free world. The White House did not release [...]
The AP has posted raw video of the M/V Maersk Alabama entering Mombasa at night, and a brief unedited moment that clearly shows the stress and frustration merchant mariners are dealing with in this region, and particularly on the Maersk Alabama. There is strong language used in this clip.
A very good piece of news indeed. Pirates aboard the captured German ship M/V Hansa Stavanger with 24 hostages on board failed to locate their fellow pirates aboard the lifeboat with Capt. Phillips from the Maersk Alabama. The New York Times reports:
The pirates had hoped to use the hijacked 20,000-tonne container vessel, Hansa Stavanger, as [...]
UPDATE V: Maersk Alabama attacked by pirates
Maersk Alabama Situation: 1700 EDT Update
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First of all, we would like to extend to the families of the crew and the captain of the Maersk Alabama our thoughts and prayers. As mentioned earlier, we remain [...]
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