On April 8, 2009, the US-flagged cargo ship Maersk Alabama was hijacked while it was passing along the coast of Somalia. The ...

MANAMA, Bahrain (CNN)-- U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot three pirates holding an American cargo-ship captain hostage after seeing that one of the pirates "had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back ...

But the Maersk Alabama, with U.S. Navy protection ... said he was "pretty confident" that his captain would come out of the ordeal "OK." Watch Capt. Phillips arrive in Kenya » "They have to ...

Phillips, former captain of the MV Maersk Alabama, will speak Tuesday, May 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bronner Performing Arts Center. The event, “An Evening with Captain Phillips,” is hosted ...

The film is based on the real-life hijacking of the U.S. ship Maersk Alabama in 2009, and on the memoirs of Richard Phillips, the captain of the title. Tom Hanks is outstanding in the role ...

the U.S. Navy moved to rescue hostage captain Richard Phillips by force. After a “swift firefight” that left three of the pirates dead and one wounded, the Navy recovered an unharmed Phillips.

The two men were working as security contractors aboard the Maersk Alabama, which was featured in the movie "Captain Phillips." During other voyages, the ship had fallen prey to pirates off the ...