WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The alleged pirate apprehended by the U.S. Navy after the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama is en route to New York, according to defense officials. The USS Bainbridge tows the lifeboat in which Capt. Robert Phillips was held for days. He was handed over to federal authorities by the U.S. military in Djibouti, the officials said. The suspected pirate, known in official documents as "Pirate Defendant," was brought to Djibouti aboard the USNS Walter S. Diehl, a refueling ship that was with the warship USS Bainbridge at the scene of the failed hijacking that turned into a hostage ordeal 350 miles off the Somalian coast.
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Alleged pirate known in official documents as "Pirate Defendant"
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Alleged pirate brought to Djibouti aboard the USNS Walter S. Diehl, a refueling ship
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Handed over to federal authorities by the U.S. military in Djibouti, officials said
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Diehl was with the warship USS Bainbridge at the scene of a failed hijacking
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