Captain Phillips is a Paul Greengrass directorial that revolves around the hijacking of a ship by the Somali pirates. Captain Richard Phillips takes charge and negotiates with the pirates who ...

Captain Phillips is a movie about a true incident. It’s about the horrific pirate attack on the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship. The story is about how the captain of the ...

Chief mate faked radio conversation with U.S. Navy to scare pirates off ship. April 6, 2010— -- When pirates attacked Capt. Richard Phillips' ship last April, he tried to fend them off by firing ...

Pirates vow revenge for the deaths of 3 pirates at the hands of the U.S. Navy. April 13, 2009 — -- The wife of Capt. Richard Phillips tearfully thanked the Navy crew that rescued her husband and ...

FRANKENMUTH, MI — The real-life captain whose high-seas ordeal became a Hollywood blockbuster is coming to Frankenmuth. Richard Phillips, the former cargo ship captain who was held hostage by Somali ...

When Capt. Richard Phillips of Underhill arrived home after his 2009 ordeal as the hostage of Somali pirates who had boarded his cargo ship, the nation celebrated him. Now Phillips is receiving an ...

FRANKENMUTH — Captain Richard Phillips whose high-seas hostage ordeal inspired a Hollywood film will share his story in Frankenmuth this spring. Phillips, former captain of the MV Maersk Alabama, will ...

When the movie “Captain Phillips” opens in theatres nationwide on October 11, Virginians can be on the lookout for scenes filmed in Hampton Roads. The film stars actor Tom Hanks as Capt. Richard ...

Never give up, work with your team and, if you have a chance, learn to operate an AK-47 before you get kidnapped on the high seas by gun-toting pirates. That was the lesson from the talk Captain ...

“A Captain’s Duty” - Captain Phillips To Speak At Mass Maritime On Thursday October 6, Captain Richard Phillips, author of A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea, will ...

Here’s another life-affirming Easter post. An article published today by Catholic News Service tells how the Easter prayers of a Vermont parish were answered by the dramatic Easter Sunday rescue of ...