I had to look through this several times, and still don’t believe what I see. Take it with a grain of salt, as the original story comes from China. I thought I’d post it here anyways, as it is certainly interesting, and if true, absolutely amazing. Because we don’t even see the dolphins and the suspected pirates in the same photo, I wonder how true this story is.

This time it was the U.S. flagged Liberty Sun, a geared bulk cargo ship operated by Liberty Maritime and crewed by U.S. mariners.  Details are sketchy at this point but Information Dissemination is reporting the attack apparently failed, and all aboard are safe.  CNN is also carrying the story.  The ship was carrying humanitarian aid [...]

The news is streaming across all parts of the media now, so I figured I’d close the loop here at the Maritime as well.  CNN has reported that Capt. Phillips is free, and on board a U.S. Navy warship.  Apparently he jumped into the water, while a Navy Seal team shot and killed 3 of [...]

This came my way from Wired Magazine, in an article about the Somali pirates homemade hijacking videos. It is an interesting glimpse into life on board a hijacked ship sitting just off the coast of Somalia. A lot of waiting, quiet, and still. There is an odd sense of a kid in a candy store [...]

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.