On April 8, 2009, the US-flagged cargo ship Maersk Alabama was hijacked while it was passing along the coast of Somalia. The ...

Captain Richard Phillips, whose hostage ordeal inspired a film, will speak in Frankenmuth on May 13 at the Michigan Heroes ...

The real-life captain whose high-seas ordeal became a Hollywood blockbuster is coming to Frankenmuth. Richard Phillips, the former cargo ship captain who was held hostage by Somali pirates in 2009, ...