Richard Phillips

A Captain's Duty

Name: A Captain's Duty
Brand: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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Published for the first time in the UK, an astonishing true story of courage, survival and heroism by the sea captain who became a national hero when he did battle with Somali pirates and exchanged his freedom for the safety of his crew - and now a powerful thrilling film starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass.

8th April 2009 was just an ordinary day for 53 -year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the United States-registered cargo vessel, the Maersk Alabama, as it headed towards the port of Mombasa.

Produktdetails

Erscheinungsdatum

10. Oktober 2013

Sprache

englisch

Seitenanzahl

320

Autor/Autorin

Richard Phillips

Verlag/Hersteller

Transworld Publishers Ltd

Produktart

kartoniert

Gewicht

231 g

Größe (L/B/H)

198/126/25 mm

ISBN

9780857502469

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Tatsachenberichte: Heldentum, Abenteuer, Überleben

Biografien: allgemein

Memoiren, Berichte/Erinnerungen

Verkehr: Ratgeber, Sachbuch

Kinder/Jugendliche: Soziale Themen

Indischer Ozean

Tatsachenberichte: Heldentum, Abenteuer, Überleben

Biografien: allgemein

Memoiren, Berichte/Erinnerungen

Verkehr: Ratgeber, Sachbuch

Kinder/Jugendliche: Soziale Themen

Indischer Ozean

Portrait

Richard Phillips

Born in 1955, Richard Phillips is a graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. He became captain of the MV Maersk Alabama in 2009 and is still a serving officer in the United States' merchant marine. His account of the seizure of the Maersk Alabama and his experiences as a hostage of Somali pirates - A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea - was first published in the USA in 2010. He and his wife have two children and live on a farm in Vermont.

Pressestimmen

I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans. BARACK OBAMA, President of the USA

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