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Captain talks about rescue

The cargo ship captain held by Somali pirates says he didn't know at first that the gunshots that killed his captors came from the US Navy. He thought they were due to a dispute among the pirates.

In an interview broadcast on Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show, captain Richard Phillips says he heard the shots and dived for the bottom of the boat. He didn't realize it was a rescue until he heard an American voice.