Is Captain Phillips A True Story. We all have to remember it is a movie and it is compressing five. Yes Captain Phillips is based on a true story.
Captain Phillips The captain of the ship Richard Phillips even faked a call to the US. Navy to try to suggest to the pirates that help would soon be on the way. The true tale of Richard Phillips the captain of a cargo ship taken hostage by Somali pirates in 2009 is so thrilling that screenwriters hardly needed to add any extra drama.
On the accuracy of the film Captain Phillips.
The film is inspired by the true story of the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking an incident during which merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips was taken hostage by pirates in the Guardafui Channel led by Abduwali Muse. This story seems like your typical Hollywood inaccur. Sailors who served under Phillips during hijacking of. Captain Phillips crew who were on board the Maersk Alabama when it was hijacked say that their lives were put in jeopardy because of the decisions made by Phillips.
