translation.en: Pretty much around the same time, I discovered that there were 544 seafarers being held hostage on ships, often anchored just off the Somali coast in plain sight.
translation.zh: 也就是差不多在这个时候， 我发现有544名海员 被当作人质扣押在船上， 就在索马里海岸不远处， 目光可及之处。