The real story behind the Somali Pirate capture of the Maersk Alabama - and the kill shots that saved the life of Captain Richard Phillips. Directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks in the title role, Captain Phillips tells the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama by Somali Pirates. With Terry MacDonald, Winstead Barnes, Johnny Day, Keith Michael Gregory. Scott will be teaching a free class for elder drivers Thursday in Burlington. Somali Pirate Takedown: The Real Story: Directed by Christina Bavetta. We discuss what can be done to curb those statistics with Sergeant Garry Scott, a member of the State Police Traffic Safety Unit. Vermont drivers over 65, along with new teen-age drivers, have the highest crash rates per miles driven. Have you seen the film, or remember Phillips’ story? Email your comments and questions to in the program, traffic safety among young and old drivers. Also in the discussion, Alison Kosakowski-Conant describes how her role in Maersk's public relations office turned into a life-changing stay with the Phillips family in Vermont. Tuesday on Vermont Edition, we talk with Richard and Andrea Phillips about how true to life the big screen version of his story is, and what was unfolding at home in Underhill while Captain Phillips was held hostage off the Somali coast. His cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama, was the target of pirates off the coast of Somalia in April 2009. We assisted the makers of the motion picture Captain Phillips starring Tom Hanks, released in October 2013.Captain Richard Phillips was held hostage by Somali pirates four years ago, an experience that’s now a major movie starring Tom Hanks. 20 hours ago &0183 &32 A pirate expert breaks down Tom Hanks’ 2013 true-life drama Captain Phillips. The Maersk Alabama’s lifeboat arrived at the Museum in April of 2009. You can view the Alabama lifeboat at the Museum and see the holes left by the SEAL bullets as they opened fire simultaneously, killing three pirates. On Easter Sunday, April 12, the captain of the Bainbridge, Commander Frank Castellano, determined that Captain Phillips’ life was in danger and ordered the SEAL snipers to take the shot. They took position on the fantail of the Bainbridge, trained their sniper rifles on the lifeboat tethered behind the ship and waited in the 100+ degree heat. Later that day, a team of Navy SEALs parachuted into the area and were brought aboard the Bainbridge. On Saturday April 11, the pirates agreed to be towed by the Bainbridge as one of them came aboard to begin negotiating for the captain’s release. They hoped to drift closer to the Somali coast and have greater negotiating leverage. His situation became dire as the pirates became more desperate under conditions of extreme heat, unsanitary conditions, high winds and the effects of chewing quat and sleep deprivation. The pirates shot at him with their AK-47s and recaptured him. On April 10, Captain Phillips noticed a lapse in the pirates’ security and attempted to escape from the lifeboat to swim to the Bainbridge. While negotiating, the crew of the Bainbridge established a “control net” around this lifeboat to prevent the pirates from receiving support from pirate mother ships in the area. The next day, the U.S.Navy destroyer USS Bainbridge arrived on the scene and began negotiating with the pirates for the release of Captain Phillips. To safeguard his crew and free the Alabama, Captain Phillips surrendered himself to the pirates and boarded this lifeboat to be taken ashore in Somalia. The ship’s captain, Richard Phillips, prevented the initial takeover by ordering his crew to lock themselves in a secure room while he remained on the bridge. On Wednesday, April 8, 2009, four Somali pirates hijacked the U.S.-flagged cargo ship, Maersk Alabama. When you visit the Museum, you can view the lifeboat upon which Captain Richard Phillips was held hostage for five days before being rescued on April 12, thanks to the accuracy of Navy SEAL snipers. The Maersk Alabama was captured by Somali pirates on April 8, 2009. Based on a true story, the film focuses on the Alabamas commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, Best Actor. Maersk Alabama Lifeboat and Mk 25 Sniper Rifle from “Easter SEAL Rescue”
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