Captain of pirated freighter relaxes at hotel

Captain of pirated freighter relaxes at hotel

PHUKET, Thailand - Ko Ikeno (L), captain of the Japanese-operated freighter Alondra Rainbow, hijacked in the Straits of Malacca in October, relaxes with his Philippine crew at a hotel in Phuket, Thailand, prior to meeting local officers. Ikeno and his crew were rescued from a lifeboat Nov. 8.

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