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Richard Phillips (born May 16, 1955) is an American merchant mariner and author who served as captain of the MV Maersk Alabama during its hijacking by Somali pirates in April 2009. [ 1 ] Early life and education
Richard Phillips (right) with Commander Frank Castellano of USS Bainbridge. On Sunday, 12 April, US Navy SEAL Team Six snipers of Red Squadron fired shots from Bainbridge ' s fantail, killing the three remaining pirates after Muse had boarded the Bainbridge to negotiate a deal. Captain Phillips was rescued uninjured.
Richard Phillips (merchant mariner) (born 1955), captain of the MV Maersk Alabama taken hostage by Somali pirates in April 2009; Richard Phillips (MP) (c. 1640–1720), British Member of Parliament for Ipswich; Richard Phillips (pastor) (1937–2013), Indigenous Australian boxer known as Dick Blair, later pastor and community leader
A reviewer of Penguin website wrote, "In A Captain's Duty, Richard Phillips tells his own extraordinary story – that of an ordinary man who did what he saw as his duty and in so doing became a hero. It is a thrilling true tale of adventure and courage in the face of deprivation, death threats and mock executions and also a compulsively ...
Richard Phillips (born 1962) is an American artist. [1] He is known for large-scale paintings based on pornographic photographs of women. He paints in a photo-realistic or hyper-realistic style.
Captain Phillips is a 2013 American biographical action-thriller film [4] [5] [6] directed by Paul Greengrass.Based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, the film tells the story of Captain Richard Phillips, an American merchant mariner who was taken hostage by Somali pirates.
Portrait of Sir Richard Phillips by James Saxon, (1806), oil on canvas Phillips's grave in the western extension of St Nicholas' Church burial ground, Brighton. Sir Richard Phillips (13 December 1767 – 2 April 1840) was an English schoolteacher, author, publisher and vegetarianism activist.
Richard Phillips (born 26 January 1983) is a sprinter from Jamaica. Phillips competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2004 , 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympics . [ 1 ] He also competed at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships in Athletics .