"They Hit Me with an Ak-47 & Took Me." - The $20 Million Hostage | Michael Scott Moore

FULL EPISODE: https://youtu.be/Eo9KmAm6PHw?si=iUZTj8oxJmC9EUbk

Michael Scott Moore recounts the exact moment his life changed.

Without warning, he was struck with a rifle, dragged away, and taken hostage. What followed would become a 977-day ordeal that cost millions, shattered families, and permanently altered how he sees the world.

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This is his memory of the worst day of his life — told plainly, without exaggeration.

Inside this clip:

• Being struck with a rifle

• Taken at gunpoint

• The moment time slowed down

• Realizing there was no escape

• The beginning of a 977-day captivity

No dramatization.

No commentary.

Just the moment everything ended — and something else began.

***TIMESTAMPS***

00:00 – The Kidnapping, Time Slows Down, Captured Alone, Beaten, Prison House

12:06 – Day Two Care, First Week, Friend “Rolly,” First Phone Call

30:33 – Daily Life in Captivity, Food, Vatican Radio Homily, Why He Didn’t Grab a Gun

45:42 – Empathy for Pirates, Al Shabab vs Piracy, Six Months on Hijacked Ship, Captain’s Body

57:12 – Failed Escape Attempt, Jumping Ship, BBC Escape Stories, Chinese Captives

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