Maersk Alabama

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Maersk Alabama is a U.S.-flagged container ship that became widely known after being seized by Somali pirates in 2009, inspiring the film "Captain Phillips."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S.-flagged vessel
container ship
associatedOrganization World Food Programme NERFINISHED
beam 25.2 meters
builder Maersk Shipyard Odense Steel Shipyard NERFINISHED
builtIn Odense, Denmark NERFINISHED
callSign WDD7201
capacity 1100 TEU
cargoDuringHijacking food aid for the World Food Programme
classification container feeder ship
countryOfRegistry United States NERFINISHED
crewNationalityMajority United States NERFINISHED
crewSizeDuringHijacking 20
deadweightTonnage 11,000 DWT
eventDate 2009-04-08
eventLocation Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia NERFINISHED
filmDirector Paul Greengrass NERFINISHED
filmLeadActor Tom Hanks NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 2013
flagState United States NERFINISHED
grossTonnage 14,120 GT
hijackedBy Somali pirates NERFINISHED
hijackingEndedBy United States Navy NERFINISHED
homePort Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED
hullMaterial steel
IMONumber 9164263
lengthOverall 155 meters
masterDuringHijacking Richard Phillips NERFINISHED
notableEvent 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates
notableFor first successful pirate seizure of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship since early 19th century
operator Maersk Line Limited NERFINISHED
ownedBy Maersk Line NERFINISHED
portrayedIn Captain Phillips NERFINISHED
postHijackingStatus returned to service after 2009 incident
propulsion diesel engine
relatedWork film "Captain Phillips" NERFINISHED
rescuedBy USS Bainbridge NERFINISHED
USS Boxer NERFINISHED
USS Halyburton NERFINISHED
route commercial shipping routes to East Africa
securityChangesAfterEvent increased armed security on board
securityIncidentType maritime piracy
service commercial service in international trade
serviceSpeed 18 knots
use containerized cargo transport
yearBuilt 1998

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