The Hostages the World Forgot

When the "Albedo" was hijacked, its crew was abandoned to their fate by their employer, who was unable to pay the $20 million ransom. For years the hostages stayed, until Colonel John Steed launched a mission to rescue them. The hostages themselves conspired with him to come up with an ingenious escape plan. Guest: Colin Freeman, author of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Mission to Rescue the Hostages the World Forgot" Image Credit: Omar Sheikh Ali