[Devils'Advocate]

He saved our lives!” said second mate Ken Quinn of Bradenton, Fla. “He's a hero.”

Quinn pumped his fists in the air and said he was ready for a cold beer and a hug from his wife and kids. For William Rios, a trip to give thanks at St. John the Baptist Church in New York City was high on his to-do list.

ATM Reza, a father of one from Hartford, Conn., described stabbing one of the pirates with an ice pick in the engine room and tying him up but watching the other bandits flee with Phillips to the enclosed lifeboat.

Quinn told reporters the experience was “terrifying and exciting at the same time.” Asked what he thought of the pirates who seized the boat, Quinn said: “They're just hungry.”

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