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...These guys have been through a hell of a situation, and their boss is still floating in the middle of the ocean," said Mark Zimmer, the public diplomacy officer of the U.S. embassy in Kenya for Somalia. It is not known when the crew will return home, but some officials say they may remain on the Alabama for at least another day as they are debriefed by the FBI and U.S. military officials...
...They are very angry with how he managed to free the crew and they may hold him for a while," said the man, who refused to give his name. "But if the pirates are not going to receive any ransom money, they may release him because one man has no meaning for the pirates...
When the good news broke, Richard Phillips' ship, the Maersk Alabama, blew its horn three times in celebration from where it was docked in the Kenyan port of Mombasa. The crew also set off a red flare and unfurled a huge American flag at the top of the boat. Phillips, the Alabama's captain, had been rescued after nearly five days of captivity in a rescue operation in which three of the four Somali pirates holding him on a lifeboat were killed. The fourth was captured...
...Wednesday, Phillips had given himself up to the pirates, apparently to win freedom for the rest of his crew. The Alabama, a U.S. ship, and its 19 remaining crew members then sailed for shore and docked in Mombasa on Saturday - its sailors relieved to be safe but distraught over the fate of their captain...
...crew was ecstatic when they found out their captain had been saved. Nine of the sailors, one with a U.S. flag draped on his shoulders, came to the stern to share their feelings with reporters. Said one, "He's one of the best men I've ever met. The captain never gave this crew up, not once." Said another: "We're all doing better now... all excited about the captain being free." Indeed, soon after tugboats pushed the Maersk Alabama into port, crew members began to praise Phillips. "He saved our lives!" said one man, identified by The Associated Press...