“While working through the negotiations process tonight, the on-scene commander from the Bainbridge made the decision that the captain’s life was in immediate danger, and the three pirates were killed,” Gortney said. “The pirate who surrendered earlier today is being treated humanely; his counterparts who continued to fight paid with their lives.”
The United States Navy can get things done! I’d like to thank them for anther job well done, compliment them on their marksmanship, and welcome Capt. Richard Phillips home.
