It turns out the Navy had some extra help to keep tabs on the the lifeboat where Somali pirates were holding Maersk Alabama’s Captain Richard Philips captive. The Scan Eagle, an unmanned spy plane, was launched from the USS Bainbridge to discretely record video from above. The USS guided missile destroyer also kept busy this week, rescuing a Long Island-based ship from a Somali pirate attack on Tuesday. Click the images above to engage the surveillance gallery and also check out photos as the Navy collects evidence from the pirate’s last stand.