Piracy (Transportation crime)
US Navy Rescues American Captain Held by Somali Pirates in Dramatic Nighttime Assault
Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, made the split-second decision to order his men to shoot, saving the life of Capt. Richard Phillips, who was held on a tiny lifeboat by three Somali pirates in a lifeboat being towed by the USS Bainbridge.