Never one to show off, Hanks immerses himself behind specs and stubble as Rich Phillips, the captain of cargo ship the Maersk Alabama that was seized by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa in 2009.

While shooting the 2013 biographical drama Captain Phillips, which tells the story of the 2009 siege of the Danish–U.S. cargo ...

The Chinese suspect was captaining a Taiwanese fishing vessel at the time of the shootings Prosecutors in Taiwan have charged the captain of ... of four suspected Somali pirates eight years ...

Richard Phillips, Merchant Marine and ship captain whose story inspired the Tom Hanks' film "Captain Phillips" about his abduction by Somali pirates, conducted a surprisingly candid Reddit Ask-Me ...

Somali piracy is in the news following the ... in a leaked email that China was unlikely to allow distribution of "Captain Phillips." The movie tells the true story of how the US military sent ...

Standing between them and a sweep at the hands of the Pirates was a largely unheralded rookie pitcher named Tyler Phillips. Naturally, Phillips came through. He pitched six scoreless innings ...