As it seems, the captain, like a true hero, initiated his own escape by jumping out of the lifeboat and into the water again, which allowed U.S. Navy SEALs to open fire and kill the three pirates remaining in the lifeboat. A fourth was taken prisoner as he was aboard the U.S. warship for negotiations.
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"The fourth pirate was aboard the Bainbridge most of the day and told military negotiators that he wasn't going back to the other pirates, according to a defense official with knowledge of the situation."I guess negotiating works with pirates!?