Sunday, April 12, 2009

Somalia Pirate Update: Captain Phillips Freed!!!!! F**k Ya!


Woot, what a rush. Thank God he is now free:
An American ship captain was rescued unharmed Sunday in a swift firefight that killed three of the four Somali pirates who had been holding him for days in a lifeboat off the coast of Africa, U.S. officials said.

Capt. Richard Phillips' crew, who said they escaped after he offered himself to the pirates as a hostage, erupted in cheers aboard their ship docked in Mombasa, Kenya. Some waved an American flag and fired a flare in celebration.

A U.S. Defense official said Phillips was in "imminent danger" of being killed before the rescue.

The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet said Phillips was resting comfortably on a U.S. warship after receiving a medical exam.
This indeed is a wonderful Easter.

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