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Phillips, Richard, 1956-

Captain's duty : Somali pirates, Navy Seals, and dangerous days at sea / Somali pirates, Navy Seals, and dangerous days at sea / Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. - 1st ed. - New York : Hyperion, 2010. - 286 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm.

10 days -- 8 days -- 7 days -- 6 days -- 3 days -- 2 days -- 1 day -- Day 1, 0600 hours -- Day 1, 0735 hours -- Day 1, 0900 hours -- Day 1, 1100 hours -- Day 1, 1530 hours -- Day 1, 1900 hours -- Day 3, 0200 hours -- Day 3, 1800 hours -- Day 3, 1900 hours -- Day 5, 0300 hours -- Day 5, 1945 hours.

Tells the dramatic life-and-death tale of the Vermont native who, in April of 2009, was held captive on a tiny lifeboat off Somalia's anarchic, gun-plagued shores.

ISBN: 9781401323806 1401323804

LCCN: 2010000639

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB068510 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015567595 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Phillips, Richard, 1956-
Phillips, Richard, 1956-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Maersk Alabama (Ship)
Maersk Alabama (Ship)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hijacking of ships--Aden, Gulf of.
Merchant mariners--United States--Biography.
Ship captains--United States--Biography.
Hijacking of ships--Gulf of Aden.
Merchant marine--United States--Biography.

LC Class. No.: VK140 / .P45

Dewey Class. No.: 364.16/4 B