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By Katharine Houreld and Anne Gearan / The Bulletin
April 11, 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya — An American skipper held hostage by pirates tried to swim to freedom Friday but was recaptured seconds later when the bandits opened fire within view of a U.S. destroyer.
Four Somali pirates, who are demanding a ransom, were ready to kill Capt. Richard Phillips if they....