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He poses the obvious question: why would anybody want to hijack a ship full of wood?

他提出了一个显而易见的问题：为什么有人要劫持的满载木头的船？

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53-year-old Capt Richard Phillips, the 1st American taken captive, had been taken hostage since April 8 as the pirates tried to hijack the Maersk Alabama cargo ship in the Indian Ocean.

8日，货船"马尔基亚拉巴马"在印度洋海域被海盗劫持，53岁的菲利普斯成为首位被海盗俘虏的美国水手。

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Their goal: hijack the ship and hold the crew hostage until the ship's owners paid for their release.

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Meanwhile, German sailors on Thursday foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack an Egyptian cargo ship off the coast of Yemen, the German Defense Ministry said.

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