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A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea

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First published
2010
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Richard Phillips recounts his experience as a sea captain held by Somali pirates. The memoir opens in a lifeboat after an unsuccessful escape, with a navy ship visible nearby and his captors growing unpredictable. His account focuses on the decisions, uncertainty and physical strain of enduring a maritime crisis while hoping to return home.

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Richard Phillips

Richard Phillips captained the United States-flagged Maersk Alabama when it was boarded in April 2009. Phillips was held on a lifeboat for five days before a United States Navy operation brought the ordeal to an end. He had graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1979 and became captain of the vessel in 2009.

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First published
2010
Reading time
About 6 hours
Pages
211
Language
English
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PDF, EPUB, MOBI, Read online