Captain Phillips
film by Greengrass [2013]
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The film Captain Phillips (2013) is based on the true story of the Maersk Alabama hijacking in April 2009. Four Somali pirates seized the U.S.-flagged cargo ship in the Indian Ocean. Although the crew managed to repel most attackers, Captain Richard Phillips was taken hostage in a lifeboat. The standoff ended when U.S. Navy SEAL snipers killed three of the pirates, while the fourth surrendered. The film stars Tom Hanks as Captain Phillips.12
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