Summary The 2013 film Captain Phillips told the real-life story of the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, which ended with Phillips being saved. In 2009, Captain Richard Phillips, played by Tom Hanks in the film, was the captain of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship that was targeted by Somali pirates, and Phillips was taken hostage by them. The incident was publicized as the first successful capture of a ship registered under the United States flag since the nineteenth century.
How Captain Phillips & His Crew Were Saved Captain Phillips, His Crew, & The U.S. Navy All Responded Bravely Close Captain Phillips' leadership and the resourcefulness of his crew drove the Somali pirates off the Maersk Alabama and prevented them from holding the cargo ship for long. As per Phillips' orders, the majority of the crew hid from the Somali pirates and deactivated all the ship's power, making it seem like it was dead in the water.
Why Abduwali Muse Kidnapped Captain Phillips - The Pirates' Plan Explained Kidnapping Only Captain Phillips Wasn't The Original Plan Muse had been ordered to ransom the Maersk Alabama and its crew for millions of dollars. Despite the pirates' initially successful seizure of the ship and being given $30,000 in cash from the ship's safe, they were unable to follow through on their plan after the Maersk Alabama's crew took Muse hostage and held him at knifepoint.
The standoff between the pirates and the U.S. Navy continued until April 12, when Phillips was finally saved. Part of the reason it took multiple days was because Navy Commander Frank Castellano determined that Navy SEALs would be needed to successfully eliminate the threat of the pirates and extract Phillips.
When Muse was first shown in Somalia, he and other villagers were pressured by armed men to capture another ship immediately, even though they had just captured a ship last week, because their boss wanted money today. When Muse's leadership was questioned, he had to kill another pirate to assert his authority. From Muse trying to follow his orders and salvage the mission to Phillips protecting his crew and his ship, both men tried to do their best in trying circumstances.
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