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Oct 8, 2013 · On April 8, 2009, four armed Somali pirates boarded the Maersk Alabama about 380 miles off the Somali coast. After failing to take control of the ship, the pirates seized Phillips and held the ...
Oct 11, 2013 · TORONTO — Captain Phillips has sailed into theatres to tell the true story of how a handful of Somali pirates took over the Maersk Alabama cargo ship in 2009 before U.S. Navy Seals swept in to...
Oct 18, 2013 · “Captain Phillips” reminds that even wealthy and mighty America, with its destroyers, helicopters, drones, SEALs and ammunition, can be all-too vulnerable to a few hungry fishermen.
- Where Was The Ship Going When It Was Attacked?
- Did Captain Phillips Really Fake A Call to The Navy to Deter The Pirate Ships?
- How Many Somali Pirates Were Involved in The Hijacking?
- Did They Really Use Fire Hoses in An Effort to Repel The Pirates?
- Did Captain Phillips Lock The Bridge Before The Pirates Came Aboard?
- Did The Crew Lay Down Broken Glass as A Trap For One of The Pirates?
- Did The Crew Really Take One of The Pirates Hostage?
- How Long Was Captain Richard Phillips Held Hostage on The Lifeboat?
- What Happened to The Captured Somali Pirate?
- Did The Maersk Alabama's Crew Cooperate with The Making of The Movie?
Through our exploration into the Captain Phillips true story, we learned that the Maersk Alabamacontainer ship had been on a voyage from Salalah, Oman to Mombasa, Kenya when it was attacked by Somali pirates on April 8, 2009. See a map of the ship's course further down this page.
Yes. After observing the pirate boats headed his way, the real Captain Phillips used his radio to fake a call to the U.S. Navy. He disguised his voice to play the role of the Navy responder, hoping that the incoming pirates would overhear the communication and believe that assistance was on the way. It worked and the pirate mothership and two of it...
When pitting the Captain Phillips true story vs. the movie, it was confirmed that four Somali pirates were involved in the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, the same number shown in the movie.
Yes. Like in the movie, the crew of the Maersk Alabamaactivated the ship's fire hoses. Captain Phillips fired flares at the pirates and the ship was steered so that it would sway back and forth. However, the pirates eventually still managed to throw up a ladder and board the ship, taking the bridge.
No. The movie opens with Captain Phillips meticulously attending to safety protocols, telling his crew, "Let's tighten up security! I want everything closed, locked, even in port." However, according to Chief Engineer Mike Perry, the real Captain Phillips didn't lock the bridge even when the attacking pirates were known to be on board. "Even at tha...
No. In the movie, the crew lays down broken glass inside the entrance to the engine room so that one of the pirates will step on it, injuring his bare feet. The injury forces the pirate to turn back, allowing the crew to overtake the other pirate with a knife and keep him as a hostage. In reality, the trap of broken glass never happened. Phillips a...
Yes. When Somali pirate Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse was searching below deck, Chief Engineer Mike Perry fought with him in the dark of the engine room. Armed with a pocket knife, Perry subdued Muse, badly cutting the pirate's hand before taking him hostage.
Although the movie makes it feel like Tom Hanks's character is only held hostage on the Maersk Alabama's lifeboat for about a day and a half, exploring the Captain Phillipstrue story reveals that the real Richard Phillips was held on the lifeboat for almost five days. He was rescued on Sunday, April 12, 2009 after having been on the lifeboat since ...
Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse was tried as an adult in the U.S. and sentenced to thirty-three years in federal prison. His exact age became a controversial issue during the trial, with his family saying that he was under eighteen and should be tried as a juvenile. However, after giving different ages for himself, he eventually admitted that he was eight...
Not all of the crew agreed with the movie's version of the story. The ones that were okay with it were paid as little as $5,000 by Sony for the rights to their story, with the agreement that they would never speak publicly to anyone else about what really happened on the ship. -New York Post
Jan 31, 2014 · Attempts to take the Maersk have failed 3 more times since the Captain Phillips event. The Controversy. 11 members of the Maersk crew have sued Maersk Line and the Waterman Steamship Corp. for nearly $50 million, citing “willful, wanton and conscious disregard for their safety.”
Oct 8, 2013 · After failing to take control of the ship, the pirates seized Phillips and held the captain on a small lifeboat for five days until Navy SEALs shot and killed three of the kidnappers and...
Since the film's release, there has been controversy over its portrayal of Captain Richard Phillips, with several crew members claiming that he was not the hero presented in the film, according to lawsuits filed by more than half of the crew of the Maersk Alabama. The crew members claim Phillips was at least partly at fault, along with the ...
