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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.
May 22, 2023 · 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.
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Richard Phillips survived the longest wrongful prison sentence in American history by writing poetry and painting with watercolors.
6 days ago · The 2013 Captain Philips captures the real-life tale of Captain Richard Phillips, but what ever happened to the mariner behind the film?
Mar 12, 2024 · Richard Phillips says he travelled to Haiti to teach Haitians different farming techniques, but political unrest and a power struggle have shut down routes out of the country and stranded him.
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Oct 11, 2013 · 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.
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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. The book was later adapted as the U.S. 2013 film Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks.
