Not Guilty Plea

A Somali man the U.S. believes to be the highest-ranking pirate it has ever captured pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to piracy, kidnapping and weapons charges.

The court appearance related to the February hijacking of the yacht “Quest” that left four Americans dead.

Mohammad Saaili Shibin, 50, is accused of acting as chief negotiator for more than a dozen pirates who took control of the yacht “Quest” in the Arabian Sea.