<!--quoteo(post=358680:date=Apr 12 2009, 01&#58;01 PM:name=JoeyandDavid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JoeyandDavid &#064; Apr 12 2009, 01&#58;01 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=358680">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><b>And according to the BBC</b><br /><br /><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The captain of a US container ship taken hostage by Somali pirates has been released, the US Navy has said. <br /><br />According to initial reports, three pirates were killed in the operation to free Captain Richard Phillips. Another is in custody. <br /><br />Capt Phillips is said to be unhurt and on the USS Bainbridge, a warship sent to track the pirates holding him. <br /><br />He was taken hostage last Wednesday after pirates briefly hijacked his ship, the Maersk Alabama. <br /><br />Media reports say Capt Phillips&#39; family was informed of his release several hours ago. <br /><br />Somali elders had been trying to resolve the standoff but most recent reports suggested the talks had stalled.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /> <br />Amazing, the politians stayed out of it and the Navy solved the problem.  Way to go Capt. Phillips and the US Navy&#33;&#33;&#33;