Hoje — Abduwali Muse

Muse is currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, his expected release date is in the early 2030s.

You may not recognize his name, but Abduwali Muse Hoje was at the center of one of the most dramatic maritime incidents of the early 21st century. He is best known as the sole surviving pirate captured during the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking—an event later dramatized in the film Captain Phillips . abduwali muse hoje

On April 8, 2009, Muse and three other Somali pirates boarded the MV Maersk Alabama , a U.S.-flagged cargo ship carrying food aid to Kenya. When the crew fought back, the pirates fled to a lifeboat with Captain Richard Phillips as their hostage. The standoff ended four days later when U.S. Navy SEAL snipers killed the other three pirates, and Muse was taken into custody. Muse is currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional