Maersk Alabama hijacking

Summary

Maersk Alabama hijacking is a hostage taking^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of hostage_taking entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,583 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Maersk Alabama hijacking's image is recorded as Surveillance photo of Maersk Alabama lifeboat, hijacked by pirates 090409-N-0000X-926.jpg^[3].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's image is recorded as Aerial surveillance photo of the USS Bainbridge while apprehending Somali pirates 090409-N-0000X-136.jpg^[4].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's instance of is recorded as hostage taking^[5].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's instance of is recorded as naval capture^[6].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's instance of is recorded as piracy off the coast of Somalia^[7].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137443090^[8].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2010002610^[9].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's location is recorded as Horn of Africa^[10].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's part of is recorded as Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa^[11].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's start time is recorded as +2009-04-08T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's end time is recorded as +2009-04-12T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05t053v^[14].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's participant is recorded as Abduwali Muse^[15].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's participant is recorded as Richard Phillips^[16].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's depicted by is recorded as Captain Phillips^[17].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's FAST ID is recorded as 1786572^[18].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's National Library of Brazil ID is recorded as 001112091^[19].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's Postimees topic ID is recorded as 45448^[20].
• Maersk Alabama hijacking's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/7729a6d5-bcc7-4b03-ac3f-effafceb6a62^[21].

Why It Matters

Maersk Alabama hijacking ranks in the top 6% of hostage_taking entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,583 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]