World | pirates As Ship Resumes Sailing, FBI Joins Pirate Negotiations By Kevin Spak Posted Apr 9, 2009 10:26 AM CDT Copied In this family photo released on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, Capt. Richard Phillips of Underhill, Vt., is seen. (AP Photo) As FBI hostage negotiators joined the effort to end the standoff with Somali pirates over a captive American captain, the Maersk Alabama got under way today, bound for its original destination, the AP reports. An FBI spokesman said the bureau was “fully engaged” with the Navy in strategizing how to extract Capt. Richard Phillips without resorting to combat. The cargo ship made for Mombasa, Kenya, with 18 new passengers—a military team of armed guards. Meanwhile, the Pentagon substantially stepped up its monitoring of the situation, sending a P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft to collect videos of the scene. And a spokesman said the pirates have issued no demands to the Maersk shipping company. Read These Next Treatment delay was deadly for pregnant cop with atrial fibrillation. It's a largely invisible nightmare for many families. The 60 Minutes segment that was abruptly pulled has now been aired. He went to look for 4 missing friends. They were rescued, he was not. Report an error