U.S. Navy Rescues Captain Off Somali Coast

– Suck It, Pirates! –

Captain Richard Phillips was freed Sunday when the U.S. Navy rescued him, unharmed, after a firefight with the Somali pirates who’d been holding him hostage since Thursday.

A brief synopsis from MSNBC News:

An American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday in a swift firefight that killed three of the four Somali pirates who had been holding him for days in a lifeboat off the coast of Africa, U.S. officials said.

Capt. Richard Phillips’ crew, who said they escaped after he offered himself to the pirates as a hostage, erupted in cheers abroad their ship docked in Mombasa, Kenya, waving an American flag and firing a flare in celebration.

Best line comes from the always sharp and hilarious Will McKinley via Twitter:

Pittsburgh Pirates down by 2. Somali Pirates down by 3. Game over.

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Thanks for a job well done, guys.

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