Corsairs

A. G. Maisey · 9th August 2015, 05:58 AM

Mark, I don't know the real story, only what I saw in the movie, but to my mind that ship was in danger from the moment it was routed through the area off Somalia where pirates operate.

The crew signed on for the trip.

The captain appeared to follow his guidelines to the letter.

What stuck in my mind was that it stripped any romantic ideas of piracy right away.

Back in the 1970's I met two men who had been involved in piracy in the South China Sea. What I saw in Captain Phillips aligned very closely with what these two men and their family told me.

There is nothing romantic about piracy. I don't believe there ever was.

PS --- sorry, I got the title wrong in my first post.

fernando · 9th August 2015, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

... There is nothing romantic about piracy. I don't believe there ever was ...

I concur with your perspective, Alan. Although a fascinating theme, romantic piracy was only the strong prop of film industry ... to put it crudely.

9th August 2015, 05:58 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,164	Mark, I don't know the real story, only what I saw in the movie, but to my mind that ship was in danger from the moment it was routed through the area off Somalia where pirates operate. The crew signed on for the trip. The captain appeared to follow his guidelines to the letter. What stuck in my mind was that it stripped any romantic ideas of piracy right away. Back in the 1970's I met two men who had been involved in piracy in the South China Sea. What I saw in Captain Phillips aligned very closely with what these two men and their family told me. There is nothing romantic about piracy. I don't believe there ever was. PS --- sorry, I got the title wrong in my first post.