Maersk Alabama hijacking: References & Edit History

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  • Amy Tikkanen
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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Apr 09, 2026
Invalidated site: ABC News - Maersk Alabama Battles Pirates for Second Time. Mar 11, 2026
Add new Web site: Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association - Quick Thinking and a Boatload of Know - How Saves the MAERSK ALABAMA (PDF). Nov 06, 2025
Add new Web site: National Maritime Historical Society - Surface Navy Association (SNA) Commemorates the 15th Anniversary of the Maersk Alabama Hijacking (PDF). Jun 06, 2025
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at American University Washington College of Law - Mugged Twice?: Payment of Ransom on the High Seas (PDF). Feb 24, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC News - Maersk Alabama Battles Pirates for Second Time. Jan 16, 2025
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Somali pirates pick on the wrong ship. Mar 29, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Ohio - Origins - Contested Waters: Captain Phillips and the Hijacking of the Maersk Alabama. Jan 19, 2024
Add new Web site: PBS NewsHour - Pirates Hold American Captain Hostage; Negotiations Continue for Release. Aug 15, 2023
Added cross-references. Mar 23, 2023
Add new Web site: America's Navy - All Hands Magazine - M/V Maersk Alabama. Jan 09, 2019
Add new Web site: NPR - Surviving a somali pirate attack on the high seas. Jan 08, 2019
New article added. Jun 26, 2017
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