The man who was kidnapped twice by pirates

Kings Nehemiah Okoye, a Nigerian marine engineer, has been a seafarer for 25 years. In 2010, his ship was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Nigeria - he was held for four days.

Then, less than two years later when he was on another boat, Somali pirates took him and the rest of the crew hostage - this time they were held captive for 13 months.

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