Crew Member From Ship That Encountered Pirates Returns to Harlem Church

WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

A crew member from the ship that encountered Somali pirates has told his Harlem church congregation he's glad to be home. William Rios spoke at Second St. John Baptist Church on Sunday. With his wife and son by his side, Rios described his ordeal. He said the pirates had guns while the crew only had knives. Rios told the small congregation that the crew shut off the power on the Maersk Alabama so that the pirates couldn't take it anywhere.

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