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Originally published Friday, April 24, 2009 at 6:50 AM

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Hijacked ship's chief mate returns home to Mass.

The first mate of the U.S.-flagged ship hijacked by Somali pirates earlier this month says he made it through the ordeal by thinking of his friends and family in Massachusetts.

SEEKONK, Mass. —

The first mate of the U.S.-flagged ship hijacked by Somali pirates earlier this month says he made it through the ordeal by thinking of his friends and family in Massachusetts.

Shane Murphy returned to his Seekonk home Thursday.

The 33-year-old Murphy says he was inspired by the strength of the Maersk (mehrsk) Alabama's crew and the bravery of Capt. Richard Phillips, who was held hostage in a lifeboat for five days and was freed when U.S. Navy snipers killed three of his captors.

Murphy says he'll attend the Red Sox-Yankees game on Sunday before heading to Washington to testify against the surviving pirate held by the U.S. government.

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