birth_date: 1955-05-16 00:00:00
avg_rating: 3.94
name: Richard    Phillips
about: Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Phillips is a 1979 graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and became captain of the MV Maersk Alabama in 2009. He served as captain of the MV Maersk Alabama during its hijacking by Somali pirates in April 2009.