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Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes — CRIME: Captain Phillips & the Maersk Alabama
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CRIME: Captain Phillips & the Maersk Alabama

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes · 81

In April 2009, four Somali pirates boarded the MV Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean, taking Captain Richard Phillips hostage in a lifeboat standoff that gripped the world. In this episode of Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes, Vanessa examines how a routine cargo run became one of the most dramatic maritime…

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