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Piracy on the high seas is not just from storybooks--it's a problem in the 21st century. When an American ship was captured by pirates from Somalia, the US called in one of its most elite units: SEAL Team Six. Trained to operate in any environment, the SEALs swarmed to the area . . . made a plan . . . and hit the target! Inside, read the blow-by-blow actions and meet the brave captain and crew that held out until the SEALs took over.

Tells the dramatic life-and-death tale of Vermont native, Richard Phillips, Captain of the Maersk Alabama (a U.S. flagged cargo ship) who, in April of 2009, was held captive by pirates in a tiny lifeboat off Somalia's anarchic, gun-plagued shores.