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)
MV Tygra (formerly MV Maersk Alabama) is a container ship currently operated by the Waterman Steamship Corporation and owned by Element Shipmanagement...
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American 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...
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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...
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Abduwali Muse (section Attack on Maersk Alabama)
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. On...
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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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Maersk Line is a Danish international container shipping company and the largest operating subsidiary of Maersk, a Danish business conglomerate. Founded...
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Frank Castellano (section Maersk Alabama hijacking)
guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge during the hijacking of MV Maersk Alabama. Captain Castellano was listed as executive officer of USS Vella Gulf...
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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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USS Halyburton (section Maersk Alabama incident)
On 8 April 2009, Somalian pirates captured U.S.-flagged motor vessel Maersk Alabama and her 22 crewmembers, 300 miles from the Somali coast. The crew recaptured...
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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...
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States Navy MV Maersk Alabama, former name of MV Maersk Andaman, hijacked by pirates in 2009 USS Alabama, several U.S. Navy ships Alabama, a schooner built...
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result of the failed hijacking attempt of the U.S.-flagged freighter MV Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates in April, 2009, which ended with the release of the...
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Six's "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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was 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...
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Crimson Tide, which was set on the eponymous submarine. CSS Alabama SS Alabama MV Maersk Alabama, the merchant ship involved in a 2009 piracy incident This...
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Falklands Expedition Great Lakes Patrol Irene incident Jiajing wokou raids Maersk Alabama hijacking MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking MV Moscow...
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waters to combat piracy. On 8 April 2009, four Somali pirates seized MV Maersk Alabama 240 nautical miles (440 km; 280 mi) southeast of the Somalia port city...
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and Iraq. The MV Maersk Alabama lifeboat aboard which Somali pirates held Captain Richard Phillips hostage during the Maersk Alabama hijacking. A wall...
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emphasizing the 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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Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017. "Maersk Alabama "Followed Best Practice"". Maritime Accident Casebook. Archived from...
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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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records 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...
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Captain of the Maersk Alabama, April 12, 2009". SOFREP. "Somalian Pirate Brought to U.S. to Face Charges for Hijacking the Maersk Alabama and Holding the...
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may refer to: Richard Phillips (merchant mariner), captain of the MV Maersk Alabama taken hostage by Somali pirates in April 2009 Captain Phillips (film)...
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Falklands Expedition Great Lakes Patrol Irene incident Jiajing wokou raids Maersk Alabama hijacking MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking MV Moscow...
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Freedom 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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trafficking and drug smuggling. In 2009, there was a pirate attack on the Maersk Alabama. The rescue personnel included SEAL Team Six. On 7 April 2009 there...
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book by Captain Richard Phillips, the captain of the container ship MV Maersk Alabama when it was hijacked in 2009. It was written with Stephan Talty and...
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Falklands Expedition Great Lakes Patrol Irene incident Jiajing wokou raids Maersk Alabama hijacking MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking MV Moscow...
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