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 . ''
Matt Fisher , crewman on Alabama , sent e-mail to sailor on another Maersk ship . Fisher tells how crew hid from the pirates and eventually overtook them . Key lesson : `` Have a well-fortified location with food and water supply ''