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To: Dale Baker who wrote (108451)	4/12/2009 3:23:24 PM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 541747

Not backing down on bringing terrorists to justice: The captain of a US container ship taken hostage by Somali pirates has been released, the US Navy has said. Three pirates are reported to have been killed in the operation to free Captain Richard Phillips, who had been held in a lifeboat for several days. Capt Phillips is safe and receiving medical treatment aboard the USS Bainbridge, a warship sent to track the pirates holding him, officials said. He was seized when pirates attacked his ship, the Maersk Alabama, on Wednesday. On Friday he failed in an attempt to swim free. An unnamed US official told the Associated Press news agency that Capt Phillips was freed in what appeared to be a swift firefight. Reports say he jumped overboard for a second time, and the pirates were shot and killed before they could take action to get him back. US forces apparently took advantage of the fact one of the pirates was negotiating on the USS Bainbridge when the incident happened. Somali elders had been trying to resolve the standoff but most recent reports had suggested the talks had stalled, apparently because US officials were insisting that the pirates be arrested and brought to justice. news.bbc.co.uk