Maersk Alabama hijacking
Videos
On 8 April 2009, four pirates in the Somali Basin seized the Danish/U.S. cargo ship Maersk Alabama at a distance of 240 nautical miles southeast of Eyl, Somalia. The siege ended after a rescue effort
Aerial surveillance of Maersk Alabama on 9 April
Maersk Alabama in 2009, shortly after the hijacking
The 28-foot (9 m) lifeboat
USS Bainbridge shadows the lifeboat
Captain Phillips (film)
Videos
Captain Phillips is a 2013 American biographical action-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass. Based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, the film tells the story of Captain Richard Phillips, an
Maersk Alabama hijacking
…at the time of the incident, in the 2010 book A Captain's Duty, which he co-wrote with Stephan Talty. The book was later adapted as the U.S. 2013 film Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks. With a crew of 23 and 17,000 metric tons (19,000 short tons) of cargo, the Maersk Alabama, originating from Salalah, Oman, was…
Theatrical release poster
Barkhad Abdi portrayed Abduwali Muse
Capt. Phillips was held captive in the lifeboat by pirates for five days.
Tom Hanks 2014