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A captain's duty : Somali pirates, Navy Seals and dangerous days at sea / Richard Phillips, with Stephan Talty.

Phillips, Richard, 1956- (Author). Talty, Stephan. (Added Author).

Summary:
Captain Richard Phillips describes this experiences when Somali pirates boarded his cargo ship, the "Maersk Alabama," and offered himself as a hostage to safeguard the lives of his crew, detailing the five days he spent captive and the efforts of U.S. Navy SEALs to rescue him.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781401323806 (trade)
  • ISBN: 9781401310448 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780329818494 (Follett bdg.)
  • ISBN: 1401323804
  • ISBN: 1401310443
  • ISBN: 032981849X
  • Physical Description: 286 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Hyperion, [2010]

Content descriptions

Citation/References Note:
Booklist starred, March 2010
Pub Weekly, April 2010
Booklist starred
Pub Weekly
Target Audience Note:
Adult Follett Library Resources
Adult
Subject: Phillips, Richard, 1956-
Maersk Alabama (Ship)
Hijacking of ships > Aden, Gulf of.
Merchant mariners > United States.
Ship captains > United States > Biography.
Phillips, Richard, 1956-
Maersk Alabama (Ship)
Pirates > Gulf of Aden.
Merchant mariners.
Ship captains > Biography.

Available copies

  • 23 of 23 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 23 total copies.
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Altoona Area Public Library 364.164 PHI 1 (Text) 33240004241405 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 364.164 P562c (Text) 85131001189167 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library 910.45 PHIL (Text) 36446001706442 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Everett Free Library 364.164 P (Text) 15537000024094 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Exeter Community Library PHI (Text) 33249018957609 Biography Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) 921 PHILLIPS (Text) 92511649 GFWM Periodical/Reserve Available -
Hamburg Public Library PHI (Text) 33249018148860 Biography Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 364.164 Phillips Advent Surviv (Text) 39427102767803 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Biography Phillips Advent Surviv (Text) 39427102499704 Nonfiction Room: Adult Biography Available -
Knoxville Public Library 364.16 PHI (Text) 30543000349095 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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