- Title: KENYA: Captain Phillips leaves Kenya for home
- Date: 18th April 2009
- Summary: MOMBASA, KENYA (APRIL 17, 2009) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF CAPTAIN RICHARD PHILLIPS AT AIRPORT WITH SECURITY AROUND HIM VARIOUS OF PHILIPS PASSING AIRPORT SECURITY PHILLIPS WALKING FROM STAIRS TO PLANE MAERSK JET PHILLIPS WALKING INTO PLANE
- Embargoed: 3rd May 2009 13:00
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- Location: Kenya
- Country: Kenya
- Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement,International Relations
- Reuters ID: LVA2O428BK2ORP0NLGO1EXNIWT28
- Story Text: A U.S. ship's captain captured by Somali pirates last week left Kenya early on Friday (April 17) on a Maersk jet.
On Thursday, U.S. forces closely guarded the U.S. warship Bainbridge after it docked at Kenya's Mombasa port, carrying Captain Richard Phillips.
U.S. navy snipers on the warship had killed three pirates on Sunday who had held Phillips on a lifeboat far out at sea.
Phillips' huge container ship, the Maersk Alabama, was attacked by Somali pirates last week, but his crew fought off the gunmen. The captain apparently volunteered to board the lifeboat in return for the safety of his 19 crew members.
Early this week, pirates captured two more ships and opened fire on two others. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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