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Richard Phillips (right) with Commander Frank Castellano of USS Bainbridge. On Sunday, 12 April, US Navy SEAL Team Six snipers of Red Squadron fired shots from Bainbridge ' s fantail, killing the three remaining pirates after Muse had boarded the Bainbridge to negotiate a deal. Captain Phillips was rescued uninjured.
Abduwali Abdulkadir Muse (Somali: عبدالولي موسى, Cabdiweli Cabdiqaadir Muuse; pronounced [ʕabdiweli ʕabdiqaːdir muːse]; English pronunciation ⓘ; born 1990) is a Somali pirate. He is the sole survivor of four pirates who hijacked the MV Maersk Alabama in April 2009 and then held Captain Richard Phillips for ransom. [2]
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 ] Early life and education
The recent capture and subsequent freeing of Capt. Richard Phillips has, once again, drawn world attention to Somalia. The beleaguered African nation, which has an ineffective central government ...
Captain Phillips is a 2013 American biographical action-thriller film [4] [5] [6] directed by Paul Greengrass.Based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, the film tells the story of Captain Richard Phillips, an American merchant mariner who was taken hostage by Somali pirates.
A group of 11 shipmates even sued the owners of the vessel, claiming Captain Richard Phillips directly put their lives at risk. "Phillips and Maersk put the men in harm's way, in spite of warnings ...
The 28-foot lifeboat where Captain Richard Phillips and the four Somali pirates were held up as seen from a U.S. Navy Scan Eagle UAV. The Maersk Alabama lifeboat on which Captain Phillips was held hostage by Somali pirates in 2009 is on display at the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum.
Captain gives tour of ship in Muskegon while passengers take an excursion to Holland.