Duty of the captain

The book was made into a movie called Captain Phillips. TRUE STORIES BASED ON SOMALIAN PIRATES, US SEA UNITS AND DANGEROUS DAYS AT SEA That day began as a regular working day for the fifty-three-year-old Richard Phillips, the American-flagged Maersk Alabama cargo ship. Then everything changed when armed Somali pirates took over the deck: a five-day ordeal ensued. The captain was eventually rescued by SEAL units of the U.S. Navy. While the outcome of the incident was not in doubt for a moment, the frightening details of the ordeals of almost a full week of captivity have all remained hidden so far. When the pirates occupied his ship, the captain did everything he could to protect the crew. But he was kidnapped by pirates and he gathered all his strength to stay alive. “I admire the captain’s courage and self-sacrificing care for his staff as much as I do my compatriots. His courage is exemplary for all Americans. ” Words from the President of the United States Barack Obama On April 12, 2009, on the occasion of the release of Captain Phillips, Captain RICHARD PHILLIPS grew up in Winchester, Massachusetts, along with his seven brothers. In 1988, she married Andrea Coggiot, a nurse working in the emergency department. They had two children. Phillips graduated in 1979 as a student at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.