American government lawyers this week brought criminal charges against a young Somali man in connection with a ship hijacking earlier this month. 美国政府律师(们)本周行事指控一名索马里男性与本月初的一起货船抢劫案有关联。
They say Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse is the only survivor of a hijacking attempt on an American ship off the coast of Somalia on April eighth. 他们说 Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse 是四月八号抢劫索马里外海一艘美国商船未遂的唯一幸存者。
The capture of the Maersk Alabama made news around the world. The four pirates released the ship and its crew . 逮捕 Maersk Alabama 的消息传遍世界。四位海盗释放了船只和船员,
But they took the ship's captain hostage in a small boat. 但是他们把船长扣押在一艘小船里作为人质。
Four days later, American Navy forces killed three of the hijackers and rescued the captain, Richard Phillips. 四天后,美国海军击毙了其中三人并解救了船长 Richard Phillips 。