Captain of hijacked freighter tells of ordeal

Captain of hijacked freighter tells of ordeal

PHUKET, Thailand - Ko Ikeno, captain of the Japanese-operated freighter Alondra Rainbow, tells of his 18-day ordeal at a Phuket hotel after being rescued from pirates who hijacked the ship in the Straits of Malacca last month. Ikeno said the pirates were probably Indonesians judging from their speech.

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