![]() A Captain’s Duty, provides a vivid account of the teamwork and discipline required to survive at sea, amid the occupational hazards created by hurricanes, shipboard fires, container accidents, collisions, and, yes, armed assaults by would-be hijackers. Indeed, in his book and film-related interviews, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduate emphasizes the collective nature of freighter work, both on a day-to-day basis and in moments of danger on the high seas. “There was a ship with 19 crew members that this story is about, not just me … They acted bravely and acted properly … It would be a different story without their actions.” “I do not like the movie named after me, as it makes it out to be just me out there,” he told Destination Vermont, a travel magazine. Phillips himself has been exceedingly modest about his role in the Maersk Alabama drama. In Captain Phillips, it’s a toss-up who should get the hero’s garland - the film’s eponymous captain, his well-trained and fast-acting crew, or the Navy SEALs who rescued Phillips after the pirates took him hostage and tried to escape in a small boat. On October 11, Captain Phillips will get his second 15 minutes of international acclaim when Sony Pictures unveils a big-budget film based on his book. But with improved weather, plenty of booty, and a down market, piracy is looking pretty alright these days.Four years after his near-death experience off the coast of Africa, America’s most famous maritime union member has had to settle for Tom Hanks instead. Graeme Gibbon Brooks, managing director of Dryad Maritime Intelligence, told the Huffington Post that the military coalition is going to be "playing a cat-and-mouse game in the next six months." Until this spree, the pirates had been relatively quiet for the first quarter of 2009, with only five reported incidents of hijackings, according to the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre. The bandits have gone further offshore in their small speedboats than the world's navies could have imagined, thanks to improved weather west of the Seychelles. And this despite a flotilla of warships from the United States, China, France, and India patrolling the Gulf of Aden, their usual hunting grounds. The scourge of the high-seas went on a tear over the weekend, capturing five vessels in one 72-hour spree. They're the hardest working pirates on the high seas.Īpril is the cruelest month, except if you're a Somali pirate. ![]() – The Somali pirates have struck again! They took a Dutch contain ship yesterday with at least 20 American crewmembers. The ship's captain, however, may still be under pirate control. The ship's owner, Virginia-based Maersk, and the Pentagon have yet to confirm the reports, but it appears that the majority of the crew is now safe. The hijacking marked the first time in 200 years that a ship flying an American flag had been seized by pirates. Has regained control of the ship only hours after pirates boarded the vessel off the coast of Somalia. – According to multiple news reports, the 20-man crew of the The real heroes are the Navy, the Seals, those who have brought me home.” Read about the rescue in this article in the New York Times. Phillips is quoted saying: “I’m just the byline. Captain Richard Phillips has been rescued, thanks to a Navy sniper. The four pirates and the captain are apparently adrift on the Indian Ocean. According to this report from Reuters, the life boat the pirates commandeered after abandoning the container ship has run out of gas. – The piracy saga off the coast of Somalia continues: While the crew of the Maersk Alabama is reportedly safe, its captain, Richard Phillips of Underhill, Vermont, is still being held by the pirates-though he may not be for much longer. ![]() Meanwhile the FBI has solicited help from General Petraeus to send more warships to the scene. Adrift in the Indian Ocean after running out of gas, the pirates have called for reinforcements. Captain Phillips reportedly jumped overboard from the life boat where Somali pirates were holding him hostage. ![]()
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