Pirates: The Maersk Alabama

Vengeance?

Somali pirates are vowed revenge for the three men U.S. Navy SEALs killed, as well as against the French.

Abdullahi Ahmed, a member of a pirate crew in the Somali coastal city of Harardhere, said he and his gang will kill French and American sailors aboard the boats they control.

Abdullahi Lami, who was with a captured Greek ship in Gaan, warned that Somali pirates would treat captives the way he saw Somalia being treated internationally.

Cargo ship Liberty Sun

Hassan Mohamud, a pirate leader in Gara'ad, said that the April 14, 2009, attack on the Liberty Sun was meant to send a warning to the U.S. following the deaths of the three pirates. He claims that 14 well-armed pirated ships are hunting French and American vessels in response to their recent aggression.

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1. Introduction
2. Attack At Sea
3. Capturing A Pirate
4. Taken Hostage
5. The Captain's Ordeal
6. Rescue
7. Home
8. The Young Pirate
9. French Action
10. Vengeance?
11. Dutch And NATO Inaction?
12. History
13. Fishermen Turned Pirates
14. A Political Solution?
15. Shipping Company Responses
16. Sources