This programme contains some strong language
OK.
You all right?
Yeah.
You'd think these trips would get easier, but it's just the opposite.
Well, I feel the same way, Ange.
I know this is what we do. This is our life.
But it just seems like the world is moving so fast...
..and right now things are changing so much.
They sure are.
I'll tell you something.
It's not going to be easy for our kids.
They're going into a different world than the one you and I came into.
Yeah.
You know, both our kids are doing great.
But it worries me when Danny doesn't take school seriously.
Him missing class.
That could come out...
It might hurt him when he's out looking for a job, you know?
The competition out there.
When I was starting out...
..you could make captain if you put your head down and did your work.
But young guys coming up now...
Companies want things faster and cheaper.
And 50 guys compete for every job.
Everything's different, and big wheels are turning.
You got to be strong to survive out there. Mm.
I hear what you're saying.
It's going to be OK, right?
Oh, yeah.
Going to be OK.
This is a special security announcement.
Please maintain control of your personal belongings at all times.
Unattended baggage is subject to search, inspection and removal.
I love you. Love you too.
Have a safe trip. I'll call you from there.
CHATTER
INSECT BUZZES
GUNSHOTS
Sign right there, sir.
You have a good day.
Hello, Cap. Let me get that for you. Morning.
Attention, all crew. All crew.
1500 departure three out.
Hey, good to see you, Cap. Shane. Good to see you.
Good to see you. Hey. Carry on.
Hey, boss? Yeah?
Get on that safety rail, huh?
Kenny. Yeah?
I want you to go down to the deck office,
grab Jimmy, get on the Lodestar.
That ballast, move it five points.
Take care of that now. You got it.
How's the family, Cap?
Oh, you know.
Andrea's a champ, one kid gone, another kid going.
How are the boxes?
Oh, you know. Just putting a few last containers on.
24 hundred tons of commercial cargo, 200 tons of food aid...
..166 tons of freshwater, 250 metric tons of fuel bunkered.
Walk me through the plan.
So here we are in Salalah.
Travel down the coalition corridor to Djibouti.
Then we exit the shipping lane south of Socotra.
Socotra, OK.
Then we're on our own down the coast through the Somali Basin...
..all the way down to Mombasa.
We need five minutes on that reefer bow.
We should be able to unload the containers around 0800.
Well, let's tighten up security.
We are going around the Horn of Africa, right?
We got pirate cages. They were all open. All the doors are unlocked.
I want everything closed, locked, even in port.
Right. Fine. Ready to leave. 1500.
Absolutely, Cap. You got it.
Stow the gangway.
Last lines in.
OK. Lower it.
Sixteen-B ready. Take it up.
Tighten it up.
Hey, slow down.
Bow clear.
Stern lines are clear.
Bow thruster full starboard.
Bow thruster on.
All lines clear. Ship is under way.
Dead slow ahead. Dead slow ahead.
Keep those hatches locked down.
Cap. Morning.
Check that rigging.
Shane. Yeah?
We need those time sheets. Right.
She's winking at me. But it turns out that's what they do.
I'll show you this place. I'll take you.
I'll have two beers and a bucketful of sin, please.
THEY LAUGH
Yeah. About done with that coffee?
Yeah. Yeah, we're done.
That's 15, guys.
Back to work. Come on, let's go.
Jesus. See you down there, Mike.
RADIO CHATTER
MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY
Morning.
Hey, Cap.
Cap. Morning, Cap.
Shane, I want to do some security drills, unannounced.
Starting now.
What? Fire, man overboard?
Everything. Ken, you're the duty officer?
Yeah, Cap. Right.
Boat with two armed men is approaching on your starboard beam.
No, no. Whistle first. Let's go.
HORN BLARES
That way the pirates know we're aware of them
and are ready to defend the ship.
SIREN
Hustle up. Let's go.
Attention, all crew.
All crew. All men to your stations on deck.
Repeat, all men to your deck stations now.
Let's do this.
Get those keys off your hip. Put them in your pocket. Come on, guys.
Pirates capture you and find those keys,
they'll have access to every door on this ship.
Get those hoses on.
Bring it around, bring around, bring around.
Watch it, man. Ready with number six.
All right.
You tied up?
All done here, Shane.
Hey, Cap, this is Shane. Do you read? Yeah, Shane, go ahead.
Things are looking good down here.
We're getting close with the hoses.
All right. Let me know when you're ready down there.
Copy that.
BEEPING
Shane, come up to the bridge.
OK.
What's up, Cap? Everything OK?
I don't like the look of that.
Yeah, Cap. Chief, I want all your guys on station.
Still in the drill?
This is real-world. Someone coming up on our starboard quarter.
Got it.
Port, five degrees. Let's see if they follow us.
Port, five.
Get the crew back to their muster stations.
Right.
Attention, all crew. Return to your muster stations.
Repeat, return to your muster stations.
This is not a drill. This is a real-world situation.
Yeah, Cap. I want to come up to 122.
Second mate and helmsman to the bridge.
You're good. Bring her on up.
Now get me US Maritime Emergency.
Two skiffs. Can't tell how many they're carrying.
Copy that.
There's no answer at the US Maritime Emergency line.
Raise the UKMTO. Right.
What's up?
We got two skiffs approaching. Get on the radar.
Yeah, this is the Maersk Alabama.
Here's the captain.
UKMTO.
Operations? Receiving.
This is the Maersk Alabama.
Our position is two degrees two north by 49 degrees 19 east.
Our course is 180. Our speed is 17 knots.
We have two skiffs approaching at a distance of 1.5 miles...
..with a possible mothership following.
Potential piracy situation. Copy, Alabama.
Alert your crew, get your fire hoses ready...
..and follow lockdown procedures.
Yeah. Is that it?
I'm relaying your transmission now, but chances are it's just fishermen.
They're not here to fish.
Both skiffs carrying armed men.
Distance? One and a quarter miles and closing.
Yeah, Cap. I want to bring it up to 125.
You're still good. 125.
They're at one mile now, Cap. Only one mile.
Coalition Warship 237, this is Maersk Alabama.
Coalition Warship 237, Maersk Alabama.
Go, Alabama.
ON RADIO: Our position is two degrees two north
by 49 degrees 19 east.
Our course is 180.
Our speed is 18.5 knots.
We are being approached by two pirate skiffs...
..with a possible mothership following.
We require immediate assistance.
We have a crew of 20.
We are preparing our weapons now
but request air support if possible.
Copy?
CHANGES VOICE: Copy, Alabama.
Be aware, a gunship is in the air. ETA your position, five minutes.
NORMAL VOICE: Five minutes. Thank you, 237.
Yeah, we got one down.
But the other one's still coming.
Half a mile out.
We need to make a bigger wake.
Yeah. Cancel the limits. 129.
Yeah, you're on the edge with Cylinder Number five.
Do it.
Port, five degrees. Port, five degrees.
They're at a quarter mile now.
Starboard, five degrees. Starboard, five degrees.
They're not messing around. Lit us up from miles away.
Must've been tracking us.
Why doesn't the company give us armed guards?
Move it in. The captain's here.
Blips on the radar that are clocking at 27 knots.
They were moving. We cannot outrun these guys. Settle down!
Obviously, we all just went through a dangerous situation.
Two skiffs, both with armed intruders.
Now, we all know that's a hazard in these waters,
but you performed well.
The ship performed well.
The authorities have been made aware what's going on
so I think we have the situation well in hand.
From now on, we just follow our normal duties.
Mate, what do you got?
Yeah. We're all on double shifts
until we make it through these waters.
All right. Chief, can you keep your engineers on roster?
We'll keep a guy in the ECR around the clock.
All right. Enjoy your coffee.
Cap.
They're coming back. Amen. Yeah, that's right. They're coming back.
If they come back, we'll follow procedure.
They worked today, they'll work again.
We got the speed, we got the height,
we got hoses that can sink those skiffs.
We will follow the procedures
even if we have to shut down, lock down,
go dead in the water and wait for help.
I don't think... Now, wait. I'm a you... OK, I'm a union guy, OK?
25 years, all right?
I'm telling you now that
they're not paying me enough to fight pirates. OK?
You all signed up for a route around the Horn of Africa.
What did you expect?
I didn't sign up for the Navy over here. OK?
You signed up for the route. For a cargo ship.
What did you expect? Not getting attacked without weapons.
Why don't we get out of here? Put room between us.
Go where? In eight hours... Go where?
..we could be 100 miles from here. 100 to a 150 easy.
There's five pirate bands in this part of the world.
You go out 300 miles, you run into one, go six, you run into another.
Our job is to move the cargo as fast as possible. That's the job.
If anybody doesn't like it, if anybody wants off...
..if anybody doesn't like this route
between Salalah, Djibouti and Mombasa...
..come to my office and sign the paperwork per the union...
..and you'll be on the first flight home out of Mombasa.
Enjoy your coffee. Let's get back to work.
Captain, this is Shane.
Yeah, go ahead.
I think you better get up here.
Coming.
Where are they? Port quarter.
1.7 miles, captain.
Guy's coming on his own.
Sound the alarm.
Get US Maritime Emergency for me.
KLAXON
Muster stations. This is not a drill. Everyone to muster stations.
This is not a drill. Come on.
Shit.
Come on. Let's go. Go.
Yeah, Cap. They're coming back.
I want max revs. Take the limits off.
Copy that. Cancelling all limits.
Five degrees starboard. Starboard, five degrees.
US Maritime Emergency line.
This is the Maersk Alabama. We are under pirate attack at a...
What's happening? Ken, get out here.
I need eyes on the wing. Skiff coming in. I'm on it.
Our course is 166. Our speed is 19 knots.
Copy that, Alabama. Relaying to military channels now.
Copy that.
They're coming in fast, Cap.
Alabama.
Alabama ship.
Somali coastguard.
This is a routine check.
Stop your ship now.
We are coming aboard.
We're here to help you.
Shane, they're dead astern. Jesus Christ.
Yeah, Cap. We're going to need the hoses.
Yeah, your pumps are good.
Count it down for me, Shane.
Yeah. They're at 800 yards.
Prepare for hard turns. Stop now!
Standing by. Alabama, this is your final warning.
Stop the ship.
GUNFIRE
Shots fired! Shots fired! Hit the hoses.
YELLS INSTRUCTION
Coming in close, Cap.
GUNFIRE
YELLS INSTRUCTION
Shane! Hose seven has slipped.
Bay 17. I'm on it. Shit.
Be careful. I'm on Channel three.
They're coming back in.
Give me the other one.
UNTRANSLATED
Channel three. Shane, get out of there.
Get everybody down to the engine room.
I need you in command there.
GUNFIRE
All crew! All crew!
All crew to the engine room!
All crew to the engine room now!
Come on, let's go. Move it.
Come on, men.
Port, 30 degrees. Port, 30 degrees.
They got the ladder up. Starboard, 30 degrees.
Port, 30 degrees. Port, 30 degrees.
Starboard, 30 degrees. Starboard, 30.
Someone's shooting at us.
Hang on. Just get together against the wall.
Cronan. Cronan. Yeah.
Hold them by the door. We'll get a head count.
Go down to the door.
Mike? Yeah.
How long till you can shut her down? Five minutes.
Four pirates onboard.
Four pirates, coming towards us down the main deck.
Lock down the bridge. Yeah.
Listen up. We have been boarded by four armed pirates.
You know the drill.
We stay hidden no matter what.
I don't want any hostages.
UNTRANSLATED
We stay locked down until help arrives.
No-one comes out until you hear
the nonduress password from me, which is "suppertime."
Jesus.
If the pirates find you, remember, you know the ship.
They don't. Make them feel like they're in charge...
..but keep them away from the generator and the engine controls.
Stick together...
..and we'll be all right.
Good luck.
Take everybody to the bottom of the engine room.
Hide them behind the cylinders.
Try to split them into groups of threes and fours.
UNTRANSLATED SHOUTS
Hey! Don't move! Don't move! OK, OK.
"Don't move," I said! Don't move! All right. All right.
OK.
OK. All right. OK.
Don't move! We have four!
All right, all right. Don't move! We have four! Four!
No, no.
Captain.
Relax. Nobody get hurt.
No Al-Qaeda here.
Just business. We want money.
When we get paid, everything going to be OK.
The ship.
Where from?
The ship? America. It's an American ship.
America? Ha-ha-ha! Yes! Yes!
You?
Yankee?
Me? You. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yankee-Irish. Yeah.
Irish. Ha-ha!
Irish. Irish.
OK, Irish. What else you carrying?
What do you mean?
TV? Car?
TV and car...? No, no. We just got the food...
Dollars?
We do. Kenny?
Kenny, what do we have in the safe?
We got like, what, $30,000 in the safe?
Yeah, we got like... We have...
In the safe, we got $30,000.
It's yours.
$30,000?
What am I? Do I look like a beggar?
POWERING DOWN, BEEPING
What's that?
YELLING
GUN COCKS
It's all right.
Get back there.
Yeah, yeah, over here.
We got a problem.
We pushed the ship too hard.
We're off the grid.
That means the computer's now offline.
Captain. The ship's broken. Captain.
No-one get hurt if you don't play no game.
It's... The ship's broken. We had to go...
Nobody gets hurt. Easy.
Hey!
Look at me. Sure.
I'm the captain now.
UNTRANSLATED
BEEPING
Where is the crew?
I don't know. I don't know. I'm here with you.
Where is your crew?
I don't know. Here, I'll call them up.
I'll get them up here, all right?
All right, look. This is the captain speaking.
The pirates demand all crew members to the bridge. All...
Every crew...
..one minute, I will kill someone.
One minute.
Another minute, I kill somebody.
I kill all your friends. One minute.
I will no call again.
I'm trying... You think we playing?
No, I'm doing the best... No play. No play.
I'm doing the best I can. Easy, I kill you. Easy.
YELLING
No, no. Look. You don't have to do that.
Come on. You play? You play?
Take it easy, take it easy.
GUN COCKS
No, no, no.
No, look, look. Stop play!
Don't shoot him. Don't shoot him.
You're going to shoot somebody, shoot me.
Where is the crew, Irish?
40 seconds!
I don't know. I'm here with you.
No. Where is the crew?
I see nobody.
I'm the captain. I'm the captain. 30 second!
If you're going to shoot somebody, you shoot me.
You killing him. It's my ship.
Listen to me. You killing him.
I'm the captain. I'm the captain, not them.
20 second! This is between us.
I'm trying to straighten this out.
Are you? This is how you solve your problems?
You said you just wanted money.
You said this was just business.
Is this business?
Is this how you do business? Ten seconds.
Die right now.
UNTRANSLATED
I want to search the ship.
You want to search the ship?
I want to search every lock and hold of the ship now.
You want to search the ship? Now.
All right. All right. We'll search the ship.
We'll start on the nav deck and work our way down.
We better hope the emergency power stays on.
We won't be able to see if it goes off.
I'll take you. We'll search the ship.
But you stop threatening my men.
No game. No game!
Let's go.
UNTRANSLATED
All right? All right, good.
All right. OK.
Go.
Got to get these lights off. They're going to see us.
We need to shut down the emergency generator on the main deck.
You think you can get up there? Yeah.
I'm going to go to the mess, get water.
Get everyone on the lower level.
All right. I'm on two.
Just start at the very top.
This is E deck.
And we'll just work our way down one by one, huh?
Cargo hold is probably where they are.
There's a lot of places to hide down there.
And I'm not trying to trick you.
I want to find these guys just as much as you do.
We should just move on, because we're wasting time here.
Like I say, the cargo deck's the best place to look.
Somebody messing with ship.
Engine room.
Well, if we're going about this systematically,
we started at the top...
..we're working our way down, so we should try the cargo deck.
Problem from engine room.
We go there now.
All right. Engine room.
It's going to be really hot down there.
Without the power on, there's no ventilation, no air.
Maybe we should get some water from the mess down on A deck?
Then engine room. Go. OK.
This is A deck.
So here we are.
This is the galley.
This is where we make the food.
All right. Here, some water.
Oh, you want to see in here? This is cold storage.
It's a vegetable room.
Careful in here in the bare feet.
You could cut them on almost anything.
Here. Want some of this melon? It's left over from breakfast.
It's just going to go bad. It's just going to spoil.
It's usually left out for the first meal of the day.
Maybe we should... Go ahead, help yourself. Here you go.
Help yourself. It's usually for breakfast, but...
Enough. Engine room.
All right.
Cronan. Cronan. Do you read? Yeah, I got you.
They're on their way to you. Repeat. They're on their way to you.
One is barefoot.
Is there glass you can break, leave on the floor by the door?
I'll do it. Come on, let's go. Come on.
Here's the engine room.
SCREAMS
Oh, my God.
Look out. There's broken glass. Be careful.
Put your hand up. Up your hands. Up. OK, all right.
Up.
UNTRANSLATED
There's a first-aid kit... Put your hands up!
Who did this? Nobody.
It was just a dumb accident.
We should get that looked at.
There's a first-aid kit in the control room.
Quiet, Irish. You think I am stupid?
I know what's going on.
We're going to search this whole room. All of it. Now go.
Go.
CLANG
WAILS
Go. Right down to the bottom. Now.
They're coming. Get ready.
Keep going. Move.
UNTRANSLATED
Wait. Stop here.
What? What'd you do?
We just... Look at me, Irish. Look at me.
What's wrong with your ship?
I don't know.
GUN COCKS
Was that you? I don't know what went wrong. No.
You'll never find this crew, not without any power on the ship.
You'll never find them. We'll never find them.
Irish...
..I will find.
Not with him.
Look. He's going to bleed to death.
You got a man injured.
Let's take care of his foot...
..take the money out of the safe and call it a day. All right?
WAILS IN PAIN
You're bad luck, Irish.
You go with him. We're going to go?
Go!
Hey.
Wait.
You're not going to find anybody.
Don't talk. Go.
Your friend make fool of us?
Make us run around?
CLANG
Hey.
We got a problem.
Your buddy's hurt real bad.
We better get this dressed.
We got a sick bay here onboard,
and this guy knows what to do.
Bridge. Bridge, come in.
Alabama bridge, come in. Do you read?
This is the crew of the Maersk Alabama. We have your captain.
Put your hand over his mouth.
Hey. No.
We have your leader.
We have your captain and his weapon. We want to trade.
Captain for captain. We want a deal.
Take that off of his head.
Cronan, take that off his head now.
I no kill.
Talk. Talk to your friends so they know it's you.
Talk to your friends. Come on, asshole. Say something.
I love America.
Talk.
Captain, you know, if you want to get off this ship...
..you don't have a skiff any more, but you could get into our lifeboat.
You could take off off our stern...
..and you can go with the $30,000 we have in the safe,
and you could get off this ship right now.
Do we have a deal?
Say we have a deal. Say we have a deal.
OK, Irish. Deal.
Deal, Irish, deal.
OK, then.
Listen, we could... Hey.
There. All right, there's the lifeboat.
Where is our captain? Where is our guy?
Hey, Cap. Cap, it's Shane.
I'm not armed. I'm not armed. No weapons. No. Hey, easy.
SHOUTING
There's no weapons. There's no weapons. No weapons.
SHOUTING
Hey, Shane. Do you have the captain? Where is he?
In the engine room. Bring him up so they can see him.
I want to see. You will.
Bring him up so they can see him. He's on his way.
Where? Here he is. Yeah, there he is.
Where?! See? See? There he is. There.
Now let's do this. We'll bring up your guy. You get in, you buckle up.
We drop you in, and then you're on your way. OK? OK?
No. You come with us. Till we get our guy back.
No, no, no. You'll get your guy back. No way!
Hey! Hey! Get in!
GUNFIRE
Listen! Hey!
You come, or I kill everybody! I don't care!
It's your choice!
All right! All right! You go! You go! You're going!
Chief, bring the guy up now.
It's going to be OK. Bring him up.
Shane, you got the crew. Don't go, Cap. Don't get in there.
We got to get them off the ship. Not like this.
Cap, you can't do this. Goddamn it, Cap!
All right, who's driving this thing?
YELLING
Now, look, it's very simple to operate.
On, off, start, stop.
Compass to follow your heading. You see your throttle there.
You got a squawk box. Gas, gas. Enough gas?
Plenty of fuel to get you to Somalia.
Cap, we got the guy. All right. Send him on in. I'm coming out.
OK, send him in. Let him go.
Let him go!
Go. Send the captain out.
All right, now, that handle, see?
You're going to move that up and down.
You got to pump it, one, two, three, four, five,
and then you drop.
Cap, come on out.
Cap? Cap, what's going on in there?
Just however many times it takes...
..pump it, then you're in the water, and off you go.
Go back!
GUNFIRE
Hey, Cap!
Goddamn it! No!
Cap! No!
Sit! Sit!
Stand clear. Make a hole.
Make way.
Copy.
Captain's in Combat. Captain's in Combat.
CTF 151, this is Bainbridge Charlie-Oscar. Over.
Captain, this is Admiral Howard.
A US-flagged cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama,
has been hijacked 820 nautical miles west of your current position.
Four armed men have taken the ship's captain hostage in a lifeboat.
Presumed Somali pirates. Over.
Roger, ma'am. Do we have any other information? Over.
Not at this time, but best guess
is they're heading for the Somali coast.
Your orders are to proceed and intercept.
Further to follow. This is CTF 151 out.
Ops, prep ScanEagle. Need aerial surveillance.
Aye, sir.
CCS, this is the captain. Come to full power.
TAO, get position. TAO, aye.
Bridge, captain, full left rudder. Come to course 285.
WAILS
You OK, Irish?
Yeah.
Your face looks scared.
But everything going to be OK.
I'm not going to hurt you.
In two days, we'll be eating in Somalia.
Rice. Goat meat.
You'll like.
My boss talk to ship company.
Insurance man come, bag of dollars...
..you go home.
HORN BLARES
Hey.
UNTRANSLATED
Irish.
You lie, Irish. Your ship no broke.
They come Somalia too.
More money.
Looks like they're heading north to the closest point of land.
And that's only going to take them 36 hours at the most?
Just got to stay with them till the Navy gets here.
Irish, it's taxes.
This money, taking you,
that's all it is.
You come to our waters, you got to pay.
We were in international waters.
Not your waters, international waters.
We were carrying food for starving people in Africa.
Even Somalis.
Yeah, sure. Rich countries like to help Somalis.
Big ships come to our water...
..take all the fish out.
What's left for us to fish?
So you're fishermen?
Yeah, we're all fishermen.
WAILS
Hey, let me clean out that cut.
Let me get the first-aid kit,
clean that out. It's going to get infected.
No.
How about the kid? Can I look at his foot?
No.
Come on, he's barefoot. You three got sandals.
He's got bare feet.
Go ahead, go.
All right.
Just going to get the kit.
Go ahead, come here. It's all right. Your foot. Give me your foot.
Come on.
Let me see it. It's all right.
How old are you, anyway? What are you, 16, 17?
WINCES
You're too young to be out here doing this.
No talking. No talking.
Hey! Hey!
Hey! What you going to do with this?
UAV ScanEagle shows the lifeboat is currently
126 nautical miles off the Somali coast,
moving on course 305 at five knots
with the mothership dead in the water at 60 miles to the northeast.
We have any idea who these guys are?
The mothership is a Taiwanese fishing trawler
that was hijacked last year.
According to ONI, that vessel's
under the control of Somali warlord Garaad.
We're working on getting the IDs of the kidnappers.
If this is Garaad's guys,
they're looking for a payday, which means they'll talk.
If we can get them talking, we can wear them down. Over.
Frank, this thing is running big here,
and there's a lot of pressure building.
The White House hopes this can be resolved peacefully
but whatever happens, Captain Phillips does not reach Somalia.
I understand, Admiral, but we're going to need some time.
I think if we press too hard, we put the hostage at risk.
We're going to need to use some tactical patience. Over.
Do your best to talk them down, Frank, but you're on the clock.
We're deploying a SEAL team with USS Boxer and USS Halyburton as support.
If you haven't gotten Phillips back by the time they arrive,
the SEALs will take care of it.
I understand all, Admiral.
Can I have some water, please?
Water?
Hey, water.
Hey. Hey.
STATIC
Are you having trouble?
No trouble, Irish.
Slow piece of shit.
Yeah, yeah. Shallow-draft.
And you're fighting the current. Got to take that into account.
I know what I'm doing.
Yeah, yeah, sure, you do. Of course. You're the captain now.
Oh, hey, captain...
..why don't we open up that hatch and get a little more air in here?
A little air might do him some good.
Yeah, open the hatch so your crew...
No tricks. No. No tricks, Irish.
STATIC
Sounds like there's a problem. Is there a problem?
Problem?
No problem, Irish.
Everything going to be OK.
Yes, sir. Here's the latest from SOCOM.
Bainbridge CO has until your arrival to negotiate a surrender.
But upon boarding, you will assume command.
The White House has authorised any means necessary to resolve this.
Roger that.
Boss, we're setting up comms in the bird right now.
You want to tell him maybe not to do that?
He wants air.
Well, that thing is still loaded. He's got the clip in it.
UNTRANSLATED
Talk too much. Too much.
GLASS SMASHES
UNTRANSLATED
GROANS
Going to need some more water.
When we get home...
..you'll get a million bottles of it.
All the water you want. Really?
Last year I took a Greek ship.
Six million dollars.
Six million dollars?
So, what are you doing here?
Shut up, Irish.
Too much talk.
Your problem isn't me talking to you.
Your problem is you not listening.
HORN BLARES
SIREN WAILS
HORN BLARES
Alabama lifeboat, this is Frank Castellano,
commander of the USS Bainbridge.
We want to get Captain Phillips back safely
and end this thing peacefully.
No move! All right.
UNTRANSLATED YELLING
Alabama lifeboat, come in.
No military action. No military action. No Al-Qaeda.
We are just fishermen.
I talk English.
I want ten million dollars.
No tricks, or your captain dead.
Request to have pilot ladder lowered and someone standing by.
Shane Murphy? Yeah, that's me.
Lieutenant Hicks. You're entering a military engagement zone, sir.
Need you to bring the ship left to 210.
We are here to escort you to Mombasa.
Your captain'll be in good hands.
All right. You heard him, guys.
OSS, keep the camera on the lifeboat.
ASTAC, aye.
Sir, the boat deck is manned and ready.
VBSS is on station. Request permission to lower the RHIBs.
Execute. Aye, sir.
Bridge TAO, launch the RHIBs.
Irish, your crew...
..run.
Ship go. It's the Navy clearing the area.
You better think about what you're doing.
Navy good. They protect us.
Back to Somalia.
The Navy's not here to protect you.
They're not here to negotiate either.
No choice.
I got you.
Guns down! America, guns down!
Put your guns down now!
One outside and one in the hatch.
Push the track on the link.
OK. Wait.
All right. All right. All right. OK, OK. All right. I'm coming.
Down.
Visual confirmation. You all right, captain?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm OK. Yeah, yeah.
Listen. Does my family know where I am?
Yes, sir. We're keeping them updated.
It's important they know where I am.
I'm in Seat 15.
You understand?
I'm in Seat 15.
All stations, TAO, log it: Seat 15.
Break, CICWO. TAO. Send that to CTF 151 and SOCOM.
Don't worry, sir. We'll handle it.
Where's the money?
I don't want your food. I want your money.
We got another on top. OSS, maintain camera footage.
Hold on a second. No tricks, sahib.
Ten million dollars, sahib. Ten million dollars.
Ten million dollars, when?
No camera! No camera!
Gunfire, take cover!
Who fired? TAO, who fired?
Get the RHIBs out of there. Scram the RHIBs, scram the RHIBs.
Alabama lifeboat, come in.
Alabama lifeboat, we have to talk.
Just an accident. Just an accident.
Is anyone hurt?
No, American fine. American OK.
I need to hear it from him.
I say he OK. I need to hear it from him.
UNTRANSLATED
Get up! Get up!
Move. Move.
Talk. Yeah, yeah, it's me.
Are you OK?
It's falling apart in here. He just fired off a round next to my head.
Is the leader there? Yeah, he can hear you.
Captain, listen to me. We will not tolerate this.
As captain, you're responsible for the lives of everyone onboard.
Right now you are putting them in jeopardy.
We want to resolve this thing peacefully.
Let's find a way out of this together before someone gets hurt.
Alabama lifeboat, respond.
I talk when I go Somalia.
Sit down. Sit down!
TAO, lifeboat is under way. TAO, aye.
Captain, sir, the lifeboat's 12 hours from the Somali coast.
Boxer and Halyburton have arrived.
ETA on the SEAL team is 0400.
Irish, no worry.
Everything going to be OK.
After this, I go America.
I always wanted to go America.
Go to New York, buy a car...
COUGHS
Oh, God.
Sit down! Sit down!
Sit down! Down! Down!
Hey, captain, it's all over. It's all over, captain.
There's a reason your boss took off and isn't coming back.
He didn't want to take on the Navy.
He's gone. He's left you alone.
You had a plan to take my ship.
That didn't work, so you thought you could take me?
Shut up, Irish. Make a run to Somalia?
They got the Navy out there.
You got to give up. You got to stop. I can't stop, Irish.
The Navy is not going to let you win. They can't let you win.
They would rather sink this boat
than let you get me back to Somalia.
It's over.
I come too far, Irish.
I can't give up. No.
Hello?
Sir, the SEALs are inbound, deploying three miles off our stern.
Roger that.
I need to piss.
Fast.
Saltwater would be good for your foot.
Captain's in Combat.
Cap. We got two in the water. Two in the water.
Starboard side, I see them both.
Two guys in the water.
Is one of them Phillips? We don't know. We can't tell.
They're in the water. In the water.
One may be Phillips and probably one pirate. We don't know.
We've got to be sure.
Let's get a flare in the air.
I'll shoot you! I'll shoot you!
Bainbridge, this is RHIB three. We have SEALs inbound.
Flare's up, captain.
Target angle 020 on the lifeboat right now.
Can't tell who's in the water. No clear shot at the Tangos.
Nobody shoots unless there's a clear shot.
One more in the water. We've got one more in the water.
Help!
GUNFIRE
UNTRANSLATED
All right!
Come! All right!
Come! Forward! All right! Got him.
Come!
OK, OK.
Go in, Irish! Go! Go, Irish!
Sir, the SEALs are coming aboard.
Prepare to board the SEALs.
Where are you go? Tell me! Tell me!
Where's the captain?
Waiting for you on the bridge, sir.
Not today!
HELICOPTER OVERHEAD
Bainbridge to lifeboat, you must surrender.
You will not be permitted to go further.
Alabama lifeboat, respond.
You have a choice to make, captain.
Surrender now and this ends peacefully.
Beyond that, I cannot help you. You must surrender.
You cannot win this.
Make the right decision here.
You are running out of time. Do you understand me?
This is your last chance.
Go!
Up ladder.
Make a hole.
Target in the hatch. This is Bainbridge out.
They're holding a gun to Phillips' head.
He's kind of yelling and waving his pistol back and forth.
I kill him! I kill him! Now! I kill him!
We got shots fired, captain.
How many shots? Who fired? Who fired?
We're losing this.
Now what?
America, I kill hostage now!
I kill hostage now!
I'm going to put him in a body bag!
Talk. Talk.
They got a gun to my throat,
and they're going to use a survival suit as a body bag.
You're not just a fisherman.
Men of the Alabama lifeboat, I'm here to talk about your money.
Repeat, I'm here to discuss your money.
Who is this?
I'm the negotiator. I'm the one
that's authorised to negotiate with you.
Insurance man?
Now, you are Abduwali Muse, right?
From Jariban, Puntland?
From the clans of the Hawiye and the Daarood?
Your friends are Adan Bilal...
..Walid Elmi and Nour Najee.
But you are Muse. You're in command. Is that correct?
We spoke with the elders of your tribe.
They are coming here to negotiate a deal, an exchange.
We get our man, you get your money.
But this has to be done in confidence.
We don't want anyone to see the exchange. Neither do the elders.
You're low on fuel. We got some weather coming in...
..so I'm suggesting that we tow you out to the exchange point.
But we need someone to come aboard and negotiate the deal.
Captain.
OK.
Keep me posted on status.
Roger. Comms test radio check.
OSS, TAO, I need eyes on the RHIB. I need eyes on the RHIB.
Captain's in Combat.
Tactical command is now with the SEAL team.
TAO, where we at?
RHIBs are headed inbound to the lifeboat.
Halyburton and Boxer are standing by for your orders.
ASTAC, TAO, I need a status at Halyburton's helo.
Everything good, Irish.
Everything going to be OK.
I go Navy ship...
..get dollars...
..you go home.
It was supposed to be easy.
I take ship...
..ransom...
..nobody get hurt.
You had $30,000 and a way to Somalia.
It wasn't enough?
I got bosses.
They got rules.
We all got bosses.
There's got to be something other than being a fisherman...
..and kidnapping people.
Maybe in America, Irish.
Maybe in America.
Alabama lifeboat, this is the US Navy. Open the hatch.
Gun down. Put the gun down.
Relax. I need to see the captain.
I show you captain. Back. Relax. I show you captain. Back.
Come on up. Back.
Listen.
We got to move our other boat closer. Up.
We got to hook up a towline.
No tricks. No tricks. No tricks.
We just want to see the captain...
..and then get you to the ship for the meeting with the elders.
Anything happen, he die.
Anything happen, he die. I tell you.
Sir, we have ears on the boat. Check.
OK, here he comes.
Be advised, I have eyes on the package.
Captain, are you OK?
Yeah, yeah. Are you taking care of this? This'll be over soon.
And, captain, I got a uniform, a clean uniform.
I need you to wear this.
And stay in the seat you've been sitting in.
Put this on, captain. We need to keep you healthy.
It's very important that we keep you healthy.
Stay calm. It's going to be OK.
Go back. Just relax.
Here, take it.
Inside. Go.
Go.
Where are the elders? The elders are being flown in.
Put the gun inside. We'll take you to your elders.
Anything happen, he die.
I give you my word. Everything will be fine.
Put the gun down.
Gun down.
Wait.
Come on aboard. Just relax.
Take my hand. Relax.
We're almost there. Relax.
We got you. Come on. Nice and easy. OK.
Everything's going to be OK.
Captain, it'll be over soon. Hang tough.
Stay in the same seat you've been sitting in.
224 feet.
Stern seas.
OK, the wind shouldn't be a factor.
Where do we need to be?
She's at 235 metres. 91's going to be optimal.
Sir, one Somali is extracted.
RHIB is headed inbound. Towline is attached.
TAO, let's initiate high-speed manoeuvre. Aye, sir.
Halyburton, Boxer. This is Bainbridge.
Commence high-speed manoeuvres. Over.
Bring him over here.
Here.
OK, get it off of him.
Come up this way. Up this way.
Hey, go right here.
I'm Chief O'Brien. Let's get you taken care of inside.
Take him inside. Get him looked at.
Can I see your hand? No. Where elders?
We'll talk about that later. We're going this way.
Through this door. Watch your head. This way. Let's go.
Stand over here.
One suspected pirate onboard in the starboard hangar.
Copy that. Hold it.
Right there.
Where are the elders?
The elders will be here soon.
Relax. We're going to take care of you.
Your captain knows what he's doing. You're going to get your money now.
Too much light. We no see.
We're going to initiate the tow.
I repeat, we are going to initiate the tow.
You need to tell your driver that he needs to stay in his seat...
..and continue steering.
Alfa team is green at this time. One green, two red.
Lifeboat's under tow. We're at five knots.
Copy that. We need three targets green.
Hey. Hey. I'm just putting on the shirt like they said. That's all.
Sir, the pirates have just issued a threat. What's the translation?
"If he moves again, shoot him."
TAO, aye.
High-speed manoeuvres are creating
big waves headed inbound on the lifeboat.
Slow down! You make waves!
American ship, answer me.
USA, answer me!
Alfa's green. Bravo and Charlie are red.
Too much waves!
US Navy. Too much waves!
Alabama lifeboat, this is negotiator.
We'll pull you into our wake.
If you ride in our wake, it'll be smoother. Negotiator out.
Irish. Irish. What you doing?
What you doing?
Alfa team green. One green, two red.
Give me a distance.
220. Still 129 out.
Stop writing, Irish.
If he sees you, he kill me and you both.
American ship.
Answer me.
US Navy, answer!
I speak to Muse!
I want to speak with him!
Alfa and Charlie teams green. Bravo red.
Alabama lifeboat, this is the negotiator.
Your leader is in the helo hangar waiting for the elders.
Where are the elders?
Where are elders?
American ship, answer!
Hey.
Hey! What is this? What is this you writing? Tell me!
They've got something going on. I think it's a fight.
Stop! Stop!
Pull up the audio.
TAO, give me screen three on the left.
Stop Irish! Stop Irish!
Alfa and Charlie are red. We are three red.
Alabama lifeboat, this is the negotiator.
If you harm the hostage, we do not have a deal.
Do you copy?
Alabama lifeboat, if you harm the hostage, we do not have a deal.
Do you understand?
WAILS
SCREAMS
Captain Phillips, can you hear me?
He's screaming, sir.
155. They're 64 metres out. 155, check. Speed up the tow.
WAILS
Can you see this?
Can you see it?
Let's reacquire targets, weapons release on my command.
135 metres. That's 44 out from optimal.
Alfa green. Bravo and Charlie are still red. Two red.
Kid, just put your hands up.
You're just a kid.
Put your weapons down and put your hands up.
Put your hands up!
Is anybody hearing this?
Tell my family I love them.
Andrea, I love you.
I love you, Ange.
Honey, I love you.
I love you, Danny. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I'm here and not there with you.
Can anybody hear this?
I can't stand this any more.
130 metres. That's 39 out from optimal.
Two red. No shot. Still at two red.
I need sights on targets. I need three targets green.
Alfa green, Bravo green. Two green, one red.
121. 30 metres out. I can't take any more.
I'm all done. I'm all done.
117 metres. Two green, one red.
We do not have a shot. I need eyes on.
Sir, they're going to shoot him.
Gun drawn. Gun drawn. Stop the tow.
Roger. Stop the tow.
Execute.
What was that?
GASPS
GASPS, WAILS
WAILS
Oh, no!
SCREAMS
We're going to get you out of here and get you home.
Take him down. The hostage is safe. Get down.
Put your head down. What?
Good job, guys. We got them. Three Tangos down.
Captain Phillips is safe and en route. Bainbridge, over.
Well done, everybody.
Right here. Go to this guy right here. Come with me, captain.
You just sit down.
Are you OK? Are you OK?
This way.
Watch your step. Step.
Careful, sir.
Welcome aboard. These guys are going to take you to medical,
get you checked out.
HM1, he has impact injuries. He's in shock.
OK. Are you able to walk OK, sir?
Are you OK? What's your name?
Rich. Rich Phillips.
We're going to turn you over to the Department of Justice.
You're going to America to face trial.
You shoot my friends?
Captain Phillips is free.
All of your friends are dead.
It's over. You're going to America now.
You have been suspected of piracy operations.
I am now going to read you your rights.
You have the right to remain silent and make no statement.
Any statement can be used against you in judicial proceedings.
Captain Phillips, please come in.
Have a seat.
Trauma shears.
I'm Chief O'Brien. I'll be your corpsman today.
Can you please tell me what's going on?
Can you talk?
Can you tell me what's going on? Yeah.
I'm OK.
Are you OK? Because you don't look OK.
Are you in any pain right now?
Are you in pain right now?
Right there, on your side.
OK. Let me see it really quick.
Can you lift up your arm? Does that hurt?
Little bit? Little bit.
Is it tender? Go ahead and put your arm down.
I need you to look at me. I need you to calm down
and I need you to breathe. Deep breaths.
There you go. Very good.
Awesome. Now I want you to relax your arm.
We're going to put this on, get your heart rate and oxygen level.
Make sure you're breathing OK. OK.
I want you to keep doing that, OK?
Going to put this on your finger. What happened to your head?
Captain, can you tell me what happened to your head?
Put it on your finger.
They...
STAMMERS
It's OK, take your time.
There's a two-centimetre laceration on the left eyebrow.
It's OK. It's all right.
SOBS
OK. OK. I want you to look at me and breathe. Understand? Yeah.
OK, all right.
He's got a four-centimetre gap.
Little laceration there on the left temple.
Got it. OK. Very good.
All right. You're doing great, OK?
Did all this blood come from your eyebrow and your head?
What?
Did the blood come from your eyebrow and your head?
All of this. Well, no, not all of it.
OK. That's not mine.
OK, all right, all right. Look at me.
We're going to lay you down, OK? OK.
All right. Yeah.
I want you to lay down nice and gently. Nice and gently.
You're OK. I got you.
There you go. Very good.
Captain, you're safe now, OK?
Thank you. You're welcome.
You're OK. Thank you.
You're welcome.
Does my family know?
Your family knows you're safe.
You'll be able to call them as soon as you are taken care of.
Sir, I need you to breathe, OK?
You are safe and you are fine.
It's going to be OK.
Everything's going to be OK.
It's going to be OK.