Captain Philips sets John Kerry straight.

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The ship was never captured by Somali pirates.

It's a point of pride for the sailors that the pirates never had control of the ship. The crew had set the engine room controls to override the bridge, so the pirates could never steer the Maersk Alabama itself. This forced the pirates to abandon the ship and take Phillips to a lifeboat.

Flashback, 1971.

Something I didn't know about Kerry.

Even Obama can't say he is descended from Muhammed.