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Jul 25, 2023 · Based on a real-life incident from 2009, Captain Phillips told the harrowing story of what happened when Somali pirates boarded and hijacked a container vessel, taking the ship’s captain hostage. Starring Hanks as the titular Captain Phillips, the Paul Greengrass-directed movie was a huge hit, grossing $220 million at the box office on a budget of $55 million.
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Sep 5, 2024 · Captain Phillips was taken hostage aboard one of the Maersk Alabama's lifeboats on April 8, 2009. Four armed Somali pirates held him at gunpoint as they drifted in the Indian Ocean. The 28-foot enclosed lifeboat had limited fuel and supplies. USS Bainbridge, a Navy destroyer, arrived on scene to monitor the situation.
Oct 15, 2013 · Yes. Like in the movie, the real Captain Richard Phillips and several crew members did try to offer the Somalian pirates $30,000 from the ship's safe, but they wanted much more. The pirates still took the money and had it with them when they fled the ship in the lifeboat.
Jul 12, 2024 · PG-13. Biography. Action. Crime. 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 ...
- Liam Gaughan
- Tom Hanks
- Paul Greengrass
Apr 28, 2009 · In an exclusive interview, Capt. Richard Phillips gave a dramatic first-person account of his ordeal under the guns of Somali pirates, his daring escape attempt and his “impossible” rescue by ...
Oct 11, 2013 · Captain Phillips condenses the story of the Maersk Alabama hijacking, omitting a few details, changing a few others, and, in Paul Greengrass’ signature style, zooming in on the key events in a ...
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Oct 15, 2022 · But it was a palace coup within the organisation he founded, Sea Shepherd, that finally stopped Captain Paul Watson pursuing his radical brand of direct-action environmentalism and cast him out of the body he shaped.
