Matt Fisher , crewman on Alabama , sent e - mail to crew on another Maersk Alabama . Fisher tells how he hid from the pirates and eventually overtook them . `` The pirates ' boat capsized , though I 'm not sure exactly when or what caused it . Key ##words : ` ` Have a well - fortified location with food and water . ''
Matt Fisher , crewman on Alabama , sent e - mail to crew on another Maersk Alabama . Fisher tells how he hid from the pirates and eventually overtook them . Key ##words : ` ` Have a well - fortified location with food and water . ''