Alleged pirate known in official documents as `` Pirate Defendant '' Alleged pirate brought to Djibouti aboard the USNS Walter S. Diehl , a refueling ship . Handed over to federal authorities by the U.S. military in Djibouti , officials said . Robert Phillips was held for days . The pirates were arrested on May 22 after they tried to board another vessel and were shot dead when it refused them passage through its territorial waters.
Alleged pirate known in official documents as `` Pirate Defendant '' Alleged pirate brought to Djibouti aboard the USNS Walter S. Diehl , a refueling ship . Handed over to federal authorities by the U.S. military in Djibouti , officials said . The pirates were arrested on May 22 after they tried to board another vessel and were shot dead when it refused them passage through its territorial waters.