Video by The Seamen’s Church
“From one problem to even a bigger problem,” describes Festus Andang’o of the FV Golden Wave after his release from pirate captivity left him and his crewmates without any wages or support. Somali pirates held the ship’s crew at gunpoint for over four months, beating and torturing some men within an inch of their lives.
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