We have devoted quite a bit of space to the story of Capt. Richard Phillips and his ordeal of the coast of Somalia, which culminated in a rescue operation by the Navy SEALs. Just recently, he launched a book sharing his experiences with the world: “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days [...]

Capt. Richard Phillips is halfway through a three-week book tour to promote his book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea. His tour took him to Norfolk, where he had a book signing at Nauticus. Norfolk is significant as the end of his ordeal was brought about by Sailors based [...]

In April of last year, we followed the story of the Maersk Alabama and how its captain Richard Phillips was held hostage by pirates and then freed through an operation by the Navy SEALs. The vessel in the center of this hostage drama was a lifeboat, and that lifeboat has since been acquired by the [...]

Around this time last year, most of our posts were dedicated to the unfolding of events off the coast of Somalia, as Capt. Richard Phillips was held hostage by pirates. It was Easter Sunday when Navy SEALs rescued him after spending three days with the pirates aboard a small life boat.
Nearly a year later, Capt. [...]

In April 2009 the world at large watched in frustration when they discovered that the Maersk Alabama cargo ship that was near the coast of Africa had been hijacked by Somali pirates.  This hijacking made news around the world as people anxiously awaited to see what would become of hostage Capt. Richard Phillips.
Mixed emotions [...]

Just as we foretold yesterday, the piracy story is far from over.
Several things are happening at the same time in the aftermath of the now famous – or infamous, depending on where one’s loyalties and sympathies lie – rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips.
While Americans extolled the U.S. Navy snipers and declared Phillips and the SEALs [...]