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Oct 15, 2013 · 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 Phillips true 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 ...
Oct 11, 2013 · Oct. 11, 2013. 4 min read. The story of the capturing of Captain Richard Phillips and his ship by Somali pirates in 2009 is the inspiration behind Tom Hanks’s new movie. By ADAM GOLDMAN...
Oct 11, 2013 · With Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Apr 13, 2009 · Acting with President Obama’s authorization and in the belief that the hostage, Capt. Richard Phillips, was in imminent danger of being killed by captors armed with pistols and AK-47s,...
Apr 6, 2010 · One of those successful hijackings took place in April, when an American ship's captain named Richard Phillips was held hostage for several days on a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean. Phillips...
Apr 22, 2019 · Published Apr 22, 2019 5:56 PM by Klaus Luhta. Ten years ago, Captain Richard Phillips endured a pirate attack and rescue by U.S. Navy SEALs in the Indian Ocean that captured the attention of...
Apr 28, 2009 · Paul Lester. Tue 28 Apr 2009 11.41 EDT. Richard Phillips, the captain of the Maersk Alabama who was held hostage by Somali pirates, didn't realise he was being rescued by the US navy until he...
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