Some impressive Tweeting from ABC News correspondent Jim Sciutto this week from Mombasa after Somali pirates captured Capt. Robert Phillips and then he was rescued. A few highlights…
Ship is in sight, few minutes from docking
1:28 PM Apr 11th from mobile web
Ship is in. Crew saying captain saved their lives, exchanged himself for safety of the crew
2:19 PM Apr 11th from mobile web
Another said one crew member stabbed a pirate with his knife. Crew is relaxed and relieved to be on way home
2:20 PM Apr 11th from mobile web
Maersk crew escorted off ship by armed guards and whisked away in buses. Some crew members wore bullet-proof vests.
2:59 PM Apr 11th from mobile web
Maersk crew will spend first nights of freedom on board ship here in Mombasa
6:36 PM Apr 11th from mobile web
Pirate update: Pirates demand no arrest. Somali elders say US balking
8:26 AM Apr 12th from mobile web
Maersk Alabama crew confined to ship until Tuesday for debriefing + evidence search. FBI: boat is a crime scene
8:28 AM Apr 12th from mobile web
Captain Phillips and captors drifting closer to Somali coast. Getting him to land is dangerous scenario
8:34 AM Apr 12th from mobile web
in Mombasa, crew of maersk Alabama celebrating on board, waving american flag, firing off a flare
1:55 PM Apr 12th from mobile web
#Maersk #pirates Emotional press conf just now by crew. Shane Murphy pointed to crew and said ‘this is our family’
6:01 AM Apr 13th from mobile web
Maersk crew say captain wasn’t only hero on board. One crew member stabbed pirate. Another captured one briefly to try to trade for capt
7:24 AM Apr 13th from mobile web
Crew members are demaning better security off Somali coast. They want Pres Obama and US to take the lead
8:12 AM Apr 13th from mobile web
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