Richard Phillips is an American merchant mariner and author who served as captain of the MV Maersk Alabama during its hijacking by Somali pirates in April 2009.
Phillips in 2010
The 28-foot lifeboat where Phillips and the four Somali pirates were held up as seen from a US Navy Boeing ScanEagle UAV.
Phillips was held captive in the lifeboat by Somali pirates for five days.
Phillips publicly thanks sailors for his dramatic rescue at sea.
Captain Phillips (film)
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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
Richard Phillips (merchant mariner)
…based on the hijacking and Phillips's book. It would be scripted by Billy Ray, and produced by the team behind The Social Network. The film, titled Captain Phillips, was released on October 11, 2013, and had its premiere showing at the 2013 New York Film Festival. It was praised for its direction, screenplay…
Theatrical release poster
Barkhad Abdi portrayed Abduwali Muse
Tom Hanks 2014