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15 Ratings

4.4

Duration
8H 47min
Language
English
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Biographies

8th April 2009 was just an ordinary day for Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama as it headed towards the port of Mombasa. Ordinary that is until, armed Somali pirates attacked and boarded the freighter. Captain Phillips offered himself as a hostage in exchange for the safety of his crew, and so began a tense five-day stand-off, which ended in a daring high-seas rescue by U.S. Navy SEALs.

© 2013 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781471246562

Release date

Audiobook: 7 November 2013

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