The story of the incident was reported in the 2010 book `` A Captain 's Duty : Somali Pirates , Navy SEALs , and Dangerous Days at Sea '' by Stephan Talty and Captain Richard Phillips , who had been master of the vessel at the time of the incident .
The book `` A Captain 's Duty : Somali Pirates , Navy SEALs , and Dangerous Days at Sea '' ( 2010 ) by Stephan Talty and Captain Richard Phillips was published soon afterwards .