The Maersk Alabama hijacking began on 8 April 2009, when four pirates in the Somali Basin seized the Danish/U.S. cargo ship Maersk Alabama at a distance...
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MV Tygra (redirect from Maersk Alabama)
Hijacking, a 2012 Danish film about the Maersk Alabama hijacking Captain Phillips, a 2013 film starring Tom Hanks about the Maersk Alabama hijacking Piracy...
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merchant mariner and author who served as captain of the MV Maersk Alabama during its hijacking by Somali pirates in April 2009. Of Irish descent, Phillips...
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Abduwali Muse (category Hijackers)
convicted pirate. He is the sole survivor of four pirates who hijacked the MV Maersk Alabama in April 2009 and then held Captain Richard Phillips for ransom...
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Captain Phillips (film) (category Maersk)
action-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass. Based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, the film tells the story of Captain Richard Phillips, an American...
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holding the hostage, Captain Richard Phillips, of the freighter ship Maersk Alabama. The pirates and their hostage were being towed in a lifeboat approximately...
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Frank Castellano (section Maersk Alabama hijacking)
commander of the guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge during the hijacking of MV Maersk Alabama. Captain Castellano was listed as executive officer of USS Vella...
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"lead paratrooper" in the rescue of Richard Phillips from the Maersk Alabama hijacking; these missions were the bases of the 2013 films Lone Survivor...
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operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bissonnette was involved in the Maersk Alabama hijacking rescue operation in 2009 and Operation Neptune Spear in 2011, both...
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paid, and after the ship had been used as a mother ship in the Maersk Alabama hijacking. Two of the 30 crew had died during their time held hostage, due...
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A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Danish: [ˈɛˀ ˈpʰe̝ˀ ˈmølɐ ˈmɛɐ̯sk]), usually known simply as Maersk (English: /mɛərsk/ MAIRSK), is a Danish shipping and logistics...
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List of operations conducted by SEAL Team Six (section Maersk Alabama hijacking and rescue, 12 April 2009)
locations in friendly nations such as Kenya, or from US Navy Ships. MV Maersk Alabama, a 508 foot long cargo ship carrying 17,000 tons of humanitarian aid...
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the motivations of Somali piracy in the weeks leading up to the Maersk Alabama hijacking. In October 2017, Abdi featured in Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner...
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Iraq and Afghanistan. Owen also discusses his involvement in the Maersk Alabama hijacking rescue operation in 2009. Throughout, he describes the camaraderie...
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Iraq War Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen War in North-West Pakistan Maersk Alabama hijacking Operation Neptune Spear 2013 raid on Barawe Operation Inherent...
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detailed in his memoirs "Deal." In April 2009, Somali pirates hijacked the Maersk vessel Alabama and took the ship's captain and crew hostage. A Mission Essential...
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incident Jiajing wokou raids Maersk Alabama hijacking MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking MV Moscow University hijacking North Star affair Operation...
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incident Jiajing wokou raids Maersk Alabama hijacking MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking MV Moscow University hijacking North Star affair Operation...
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successful US–North Korean collaboration during the incident. Maersk Alabama hijacking MV Samho Jewelry List of North Korean merchant ships "Well-trained...
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incident Jiajing wokou raids Maersk Alabama hijacking MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking MV Moscow University hijacking North Star affair Operation...
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incident Jiajing wokou raids Maersk Alabama hijacking MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking MV Moscow University hijacking North Star affair Operation...
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incident Jiajing wokou raids Maersk Alabama hijacking MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking MV Moscow University hijacking North Star affair Operation...
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Piracy kidnappings (section Economics of hijacking)
kidnappings. Piracy off the coast of Somalia surged again in the 2020s. The hijacking of the Ruen by Somali pirates was their first successful attack on commercial...
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garnered has been as a result of the failed hijacking attempt of the U.S.-flagged freighter MV Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates in April, 2009, which ended...
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participated in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips during the Maersk Alabama hijacking as well as the rescue of Marcus Luttrell during Operation Red Wings...
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incident Jiajing wokou raids Maersk Alabama hijacking MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking MV Moscow University hijacking North Star affair Operation...
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incident Jiajing wokou raids Maersk Alabama hijacking MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking MV Moscow University hijacking North Star affair Operation...
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events in the book. Captain Phillips, Greengrass's film about the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009, was based on the book A Captain's Duty. It starred Tom...
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incident Jiajing wokou raids Maersk Alabama hijacking MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking MV Moscow University hijacking North Star affair Operation...
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