Based on the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, which was the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
General Note
Based upon the book "A captain's duty: Somali pirates, Navy Seals, and dangerous days at sea" by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.