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A team from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer tows the lifeboat from the Maersk-Alabama to the Boxer, April 13, 2009, to be processed for evidence after the successful rescue of Merchant Marine Capt. Richard Phillips. Phillips was held captive by suspected Somali pirates in the lifeboat in the Indian Ocean for five days after a failed hijacking attempt off the Somali coast.

MAERSK-ALABAMA LIFEBOAT

A team from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer tows the lifeboat from the Maersk-Alabama to the Boxer, April 13, 2009, to be processed for evidence after the successful rescue of Merchant Marine Capt. Richard Phillips. Phillips was held captive by suspected Somali pirates in the lifeboat in the Indian Ocean for five days after a failed hijacking attempt off the Somali coast.

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