The story of the incident was reported by Captain Richard Phillips, who had been master of the vessel at the time of the incident, in the 2010 book A Captain's Duty, which he co-wrote with Stephan Talty.

2023年5月22日 · On Oct. 11, 2013, the Tom Hanks-led film Captain Phillips released to critical acclaim. It told the story of Captain Richard Phillips, whose ship, the MV Maersk Alabama, was taken captive by a group of Somali pirates before Phillips himself was held hostage on an enclosed lifeboat.

2025年1月20日 · Tom Hanks' 2013 movie Captain Phillips was based on a true story, and it was surprisingly accurate about what actually happened during the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama. Captain Phillips depicted the true story of the 2009 hijacking of …

Richard Phillips (born May 16, 1955) 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. [1] Of Irish descent, Phillips was born in Massachusetts [2] and graduated from Winchester High School in …

2024年7月3日 · Played by Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips, there is a real man behind the titular protagonist. Captain Richard Phillips was born in Winchester, MA, in 1955 and worked as the ship captain of the MV Maersk Alabama when it was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009.

2025年1月16日 · Although the crew eventually repelled the attackers, Capt. Richard Phillips was taken hostage aboard one of the Maersk Alabama ’s lifeboats. The resulting standoff with the U.S. Navy ended on April 12 after Navy SEAL snipers killed three of …

2013年10月15日 · Directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks in the title role, Captain Phillips tells the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama by Somali Pirates. The biopic is based on these events in the life of Captain Richard Phillips, as conveyed in his book A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous ...

2013年10月12日 · Tom Hanks’ Phillips employs almost all the same strategies the real-life captain did to save his crew and himself from the armed pirates. Here’s what’s true-to-life — and what’s...