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‘Once You Have a Ship, It’s a Win-Win Situation’

By | 07.28.09 | 12:46 pm

You’re not going to believe this, but Scott Carney’s got a post up at Danger Room interviewing Somali pirates on their strategies for hijacking cargo ships, complete with video a pirate crew provided him. I hesitate to even describe this because it’s such a great get and you should More…

Maersk Alabama Captain Cautiously Endorses Arming Crews

By | 04.30.09 | 3:46 pm

Richard Philips, the Maersk Alabama captain who endured a week of captivity by Somali pirates before U.S. Navy SEALs freed him, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today about what measures ought to be taken by commercial shipping to deter or defeat pirate attacks. Here’s Philips’ statement, on the More…