Actor Tom Hanks is immersing himself in the Navy life, as he spends time in Norfolk, Virginia, for the filming of the movie “Captain Phillips.” The movie is based on the real-life story of the hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama, a container ship owned by Maersk Line Limited which was taken over by Somali [...]

Tom Hanks will be returning to the high seas, according to a feature on Fox News. From his Oscar-winning portrayal of a man stranded in a deserted island in the South Pacific in the 2000 movie Castaway, Mr. Hanks is now slated to play Richard Phillips, the captain of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama. The [...]

Most of us are probably already quite familiar with the story of how the Maersk Alabama was boarded by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Capt. Richard Phillips was then taken as hostage and held on a boat by three of the four pirates; he was eventually rescued through the help of Navy SEALs. It [...]