Captive
Journalist Michael Scott Moore tells Nicky about being taken by Somali pirates, surviving 2 and half years as their prisoner before being freed.
Michael Scott Moore is an American journalist living and working in Berlin - in 2012 he was reporting on the court case of a group of Somali pirates being tried in Germany and planning on writing a book on piracy. He travelled to Somalia where he was taken by pirates and held for the next 2 and half years of his life. He tells Nicky about what it was like to come home, the cruelty of the pirates and why he gave up hope.
WARNING: This episode contains strong language and references suicidal feelings and descriptions of violence
Produced by Audio Always
Producer: Ailsa Rochester
Editor: Jo Meek
Sound: Ailsa Rochester
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