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Crew Says Heroic Captain Really 'a Villain'

(April 19) -- A captain hailed as a hero after being held hostage by Somali pirates for five days is now being accused by former members of his crew of endangering the ship, the New York Post reports. Last year, Richard Phillips, then the captain of a U.S.-flagged ship, the Maersk Alabama, was freed after being held...

As Piracy Spikes, So Do High-Tech Solutions

(Nov. 18) -- When the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama was seized by Somali pirates in April, the ship's captain was held captive for five days, and the crew complained that all they had to defend themselves were knives. But when pirates tried to attack the cargo ship again Wednesday morning, the U.S. Navy reports, the Maersk...