by David Axe | Oct 17, 2012 | Monitor
The guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge tows the lifeboat from the Maersk Alabama to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer on April 13, 2009. Photo: U.S. Navy On April 8, 2009, four pirates armed with AK-47s clambered up the side of the U.S.-flagged container ship...