A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy Seals, and Dangerous Days at Sea Contributor(s): Phillips, Richard (Author), Talty, Stephan (With) |
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ISBN: 1401310443 ISBN-13: 9781401310448 Publisher: Hachette Books OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - True Crime |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 304 pages |
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Publisher Description: It was just another day on the job for fifty-three-year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama, the United States-flagged cargo ship which was carrying, among other things, food and agricultural materials for the World Food Program. That all changed when armed Somali pirates boarded the ship. The pirates didn't expect the crew to fight back, nor did they expect Captain Phillips to offer himself as hostage in exchange for the safety of his crew. Thus began the tense five-day stand-off, which ended in a daring high-seas rescue when U.S. Navy SEALs opened fire and picked off three of the captors. |