Results tagged “navy”

The U.S. Central Command confirmed Somali pirates shot and killed four American hostages, Jean and Scott Adam, of California and Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle, of Seattle, on Monday. Negotiations for their release were underway when they were killed. According to reports, sailors on the Navy ships, including an aircraft carrier, trailing the pirates heard gunfire and boarded the ship but were too late to help the Americans. Two pirates died and 13 were captured. The ship, called the Quest, was the home of Jean and Scott Adam since 2004. A pirate was sentenced to 33 years in jail over the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama. [Globe] more ›

• Massachusetts has the second-lowest obesity rate in the nation at 21.2%, which still seems too high. [WCVB]

• Boston firefighters are defying Boston Fire Department orders to volunteer to staff three stations. [Boston Herald]

• Governor Deval Patrick gave a tax credit to movie stars. [Boston Herald]

• The sales tax holiday will probably be taken away. [Boston Herald]

Captain Richard Phillips, a Mass Maritime grad, is still being held captive by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Somalia. It's reported that Phillips attempted to escape by swimming away, but the pirates were able to regain control of him. (People are pissed that the Navy didn't nab Phillips while he was in the water.) The Maersk Alabama, the ship that Phillips had captained, has proceeded to its original destination, while U.S. ships confront the Somali lifeboat. Additional pirate ships, carrying additional hostages, may be on the way to the scene. more ›