: Four Somali pirates, led by Abduwali Muse, boarded the ship in the Indian Ocean. While the crew managed to lock themselves in the engine room and eventually capture Muse, the remaining pirates fled in a lifeboat, taking Captain Richard Phillips hostage.
The movie was written by Billy Ray, who is known for his work on films such as "Shattered Glass" and "The Hunger Games". The screenplay was based on the book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea" by Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty. index of captain phillips
The parallel lives of Captain Richard Phillips in Vermont and the pirate Muse in Somalia, illustrating the vast economic divide. The Siege: : Four Somali pirates, led by Abduwali Muse,
