A captain's duty : Somali pirates, navy SEALs, and dangerous days at sea / Large type books. Hijacking of ships Merchant mariners Ship captains

Phillips, Richard, 1956-

A captain's duty : Somali pirates, navy SEALs, and dangerous days at sea / Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. - Large print ed. - Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2010. - 399 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.

Originally published: New York : Hyperion, c2010.

A Captain's Duty tells the life-and-death drama of Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama‚ the career sailor who was held captive on a tiny lifeboat off Somalia's anarchic‚ gun-plagued shores. A story of adventure and courage‚ it details the high-seas hostage-taking - the unbearable heat‚ the mock executions‚ and the escape attempt. This was it: the moment where training meets instinct‚ where character is everything. Richard Phillips was ready.

9781410429346 (hardcover) 1410429342 (hardcover)

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Phillips, Richard, 1956-


Maersk Alabama (Ship)


Large type books.
Hijacking of ships--Aden, Gulf of.
Merchant mariners--United States--Biography.
Ship captains--United States--Biography.

VK140.P45 / A3 2010b

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