Title: Capt. Phillips honored by Mass. Maritime Academy
Published: Wed, 20 May 2009
Description: (NECN: John Moroney, Bourne, Mass.) - A Vermont sea captain who was held hostage by pirates was honored today by the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Captain Richard Phillips was taken by pirates off the coast of Somalia last month. He was rescued ...
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" However Nazi captain who was held hostage by pirates was honored today by the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Captain Richard Phillips was taken by pirates off Somalia last month he was rescued by navy -- and today he was named. Mariner of the year and he CN's John Maroney is live with the maritime academy in born with that story is being --"
" Good evening idea they have been giving out the mariner of the year award here for a long time but this is the first time."
" That the academy has had the plan for TV satellite trucks and an overflow crowd."
" That's what happens when the recipient. It's a real life hero. He's been well more than a month for captain Richard Fuld is still the toast of the town this latest -- mariner of the year. Given to him by his alma mater the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. "
" They're calling it certainly it's. Been calling around and trying to get back to horrible it."
" into the surreal started about a week before restart when he was captured off the coast of Somalia by pirates and held for five days. He was eventually freed by navy seals but -- story and the story of immersed Alabama caught the attention of the entire world. Including the death of the maritime academy in -- today."
" I feel they did exactly why they -- you at school over the four years. And just proved what maritime industry can actually -- and is willing to travelers."
" Alabama's second in command chain Murphy also a graduate of the academy. Was on hand Wednesday as captain Phillips gave out of scholarship that now bears his name and spoke to more than 1000 cadets as they get ready to graduate in June."
" I was feeling it was my ideas. Last night in his captain. And I know more today than I did not at all what I do not know."
" Captain Phillips and his wife have sat down with the president and he's been before congress. Talking about how to prevent piracy on the high seas."
" I believe it has these -- yeah I believe we have to. Hot and metals and -- And sure Atlanta's than they areas that you. We need more. Nonlethal. On tactics."
" told captain Phillips was not the first choice for mariner of the year this year. But when his story happened RD the academy and the original code named recipient of the award agreed that he should be this year's winner. Bad captain Phillip does he plan to go back to see. He is planning to go back this that he was asked that question he says he plans to go back perhaps in September RD even said that he would take the same room. That he was on one his ship was captured. As long as his -- ship has the proper resources to deal with our strong running at the vast maritime -- thank you."
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