| In 1809, he seized a whaleboat and disappeared with five hostages, eventually turning up in Guayaquil. |
| The hostages were freed in batches several months later after several million dollars in ransoms were paid. |
| So some pirates now take hostages instead of ships or cargo, and ransom them for tens of thousands of dollars. |
| Demonstrations and vigils began as soon as news of the hostages reached Japan. |
| The six freed hostages boarded a Libyan chartered jet in Cebu yesterday on their way to Tripoli. |
| One example was dressing hostages in orange jumpsuits to mimic U.S. treatment of detainees. |
