A captain's duty : Somali pirates, Navy SEALs, and dangerous days at sea

Phillips, Richard, 1955- author.

Large Print 2010

Describes the author's five days as a hostage of Somali pirates who boarded his ship, the Maersk Alabama, in the Gulf of Aden, relating the extreme hardship and dangers he faced and his daring rescue by Navy SEALs.

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Hijacking of ships Aden, Gulf of

Maersk Alabama (Ship)

Merchant mariners United States Biography

Phillips, Richard, 1955-

Ship captains United States Biography

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Autobiographies Large print books

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Thorndike Press large print nonfiction Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series

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ISBN:

9781410429346
1410429342

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

399 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm
large print

Contents:

10 days
8 days
7 days
6 days
3 days
2 days
1 day
Day 1, 0600 hours
Day 1, 0735 hours
Day 1, 0900 hours
Day 1, 1100 hours
Day 1, 1530 hours
Day 1, 1900 hours
Day 3, 0200 hours
Day 3, 1800 hours
Day 3, 1900 hours
Day 5, 0300 hours
Day 5, 1945 hours

LCCN:

2010016318

Control Number:

707068

Other Authors:

Talty, Stephan, author

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