Though the crew quickly regained control of the ship, the pirates are still holding the captain, Richard Phillips, hostage.

尽管船员们很快恢复了对货船的控制，这艘船的船长Richard Phillips还一直被海盗作为人质扣押。

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But regional analysts believe the operation was too sophisticated to have been planned so quickly, and Sallal said the hostage scheme had been hatched over months.

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Composed of FBI agents, some of whom have prior military experience, the team is deployed quickly to trouble spots and provides assistance to local FBI offices during hostage situations.

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