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The hostage rescue was newsworthy enough that each of the three anchors chipped in. On NBC, Brian Williams landed a telephone interview with Commander Frank Castellano, the captain of the Bainbridge. How did Phillips react to his rescue? "He was ecstatic." What was the mood on his ship? "Honestly it was a very tense situation." ABC's Charles Gibson showed us the photojournalism of Abukar al-Badri from Somalia itself. Most of the pirates were once young fishermen: "A couple of years ago overfishing of Somali waters and toxic dumping was killing the fishing industry." CBS' Katie Couric got quite carried away as she likened Captain Phillips, who saved his crew by allowing himself to be captured, to Captain Sully Sullenberger, who saved his crew and passengers by safely crashlanding his plane: "The waters might be rough for America these days but Captain Phillips reminds us there are still those with the right stuff who can help steer the ship."
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