what happened to the pirates in captain phillips
Abduwali Muse
According to his indictment , Muse was the first of the four men who boarded the Maersk Alabama . During the attack , he was stabbed in the hand by a sailor . The crew attacked and held Muse hostage while Richard Phillips offered him and the pirates money to leave the Alabama safely on the ship 's lifeboat . However Muse 's fellow pirates forced Phillips into the lifeboat before the Alabama crew could release Muse . All 4 pirates escaped the ship with Phillips held hostage inside the lifeboat . A day later the USS Bainbridge intercepted the lifeboat and navy officers negotiated with the armed pirates for hours and agreed to take Muse on board the Bainbridge to `` meet '' with elders from his clan to negotiate the release of Phillips . After Muse had been taken on board the 3 remaining pirates were shot dead simultaneously before Muse was charged and taken into American custody . Muse was thought to be the first person to be charged with piracy in an American court in more than 100 years , when courts ruled in 1885 that the Ambrose Light was not a pirate vessel . A more recent case , 2008 's United States v. Shi , which was quoted in his indictment , involves murder and a crew member taking over a ship and holding a hostage .
According to his indictment , Muse was the first of the four men who boarded the Maersk Alabama . During the attack , he was stabbed in the hand by a sailor . The crew attacked and held Muse hostage while Richard Phillips offered him and the pirates money to leave the Alabama safely on the ship 's lifeboat . However Muse 's fellow pirates forced Phillips into the lifeboat before the Alabama crew could release Muse . All 4 pirates escaped the ship with Phillips held hostage inside the lifeboat . A day later the USS Bainbridge intercepted the lifeboat and navy officers negotiated with the armed pirates for hours and agreed to take Muse on board the Bainbridge to `` meet '' with elders from his clan to negotiate the release of Phillips . After Muse had been taken on board the 3 remaining pirates were shot dead simultaneously before Muse was charged and taken into American custody . Muse was thought to be the first person to be charged with piracy in an American court in more than 100 years , when courts ruled in 1885 that the Ambrose Light was not a pirate vessel . A more recent case , 2008 's United States v. Shi , which was quoted in his indictment , involves murder and a crew member taking over a ship and holding a hostage .