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9:36 AM, Apr 13, 2009 • By JOHN MCCORMACK

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The CNN piece I linked to yesterday inaccurately reported that the captain who was held hostage by pirates had jumped into the water prior to his rescue. In fact, he was bound inside the hijacked boat until he was freed by the Navy SEALs. Per the Washington Post:

SEAL snipers, who were positioned on a deck at the stern of the Bainbridge, an area known as the fantail, had the three pirates in their sights. The on-scene commander gave the snipers authority to fire.

"As soon as the snipers had a clear shot at the guy who had the rifle, they shot him and the other two in the hatches," the senior military official said.

A member of the Special Operations team slid down the tow line into the water and climbed aboard the lifeboat. Phillips was then put in a small craft and taken to the Bainbridge.