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 [...]
UPDATE V: Maersk Alabama attacked by pirates
Maersk Alabama Situation: 1700 EDT Update
http://www.maersklinelimited.com
We want to respond to inquiries with the most recent information in a consistent manner.
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 [...]
I saw a comment post on gcaptain that sparked my interest. It said “Time to bring back the Q ships”. While the entire world now engages in discussing how to stop piracy, I took a moment to research this, as I did not recall what exactly the Q ships were. Q ships where heavily armed merchant ships used in WWI and WWII with concealed weaponry that were designed to lure enemy subs into engaging them in a surface attack. Essentially decoy ships.
Here is the latest directly from Maersk:
Maersk Alabama Situation: 0600 EDT Update
Norfolk, Va., 9 April 2009: The current situation involving the Maersk Alabama has remained much the same throughout the night. The ship’s crewmembers have been accounted for and are safely aboard the vessel. However, the ship’s captain remains in the custody of the pirates, who departed in one of the ship’s encapsulated life boats on April 8.
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