Instead, the four pirates -- who had scuttled their boat when they boarded the ship armed with AK-47s -- took Phillips with them aboard the ship's 28-foot lifeboat, Quinn said.

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The commandos boarded the ship armed with paintball guns expecting to be greeted by hostile, but non-violent humanitarian activists.

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Yesterday, matters escalated as armed law enforcement agents boarded the ship, leaving after several hours with the captain in custody.

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