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

But the Maersk Alabama, with U.S. Navy protection ... said he was "pretty confident" that his captain would come out of the ordeal "OK." Watch Capt. Phillips arrive in Kenya » "They have to ...

The film is based on the real-life hijacking of the U.S. ship Maersk Alabama in 2009, and on the memoirs of Richard Phillips, the captain of the title. Tom Hanks is outstanding in the role ...