According to a story on Fox News.com, Tom Hanks is set to play Richard Phillips, the Maersk Alabama captain who "sacrificed himself to Somali pirates to save his crew."
The story headlined by "Tom Hanks to play heroic captain Richard Phillips" goes on to describe him as "now a folk hero" and recites President Obama who said "I share the country's admiration
for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his
selfless concern for his crew," Obama said. "
His courage is a model for all Americans."
Only those crewmembers who were on the Maersk Alabama know if the story accurately portrays their captain. He was the Master who piloted his ship into an area known to have had pirate attacks.
In any event, he is still being portrayed by the media as the hero of the ship.
Source: Fox News.com
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