Michael Scott Moore

author of “The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Coast”

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Michael Scott Moore on KCRW

For years, Somali pirates would hunt down and take control of international vessels, and demand ransom for the return of the ship and crew.

Journalist's harrowing story of being captured by Somali pirates

For years, Somali pirates would hunt down and take control of international vessels, and demand ransom for the return of the ship and crew.

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