Although the movie makes it feel like Tom Hanks's character is only held hostage on the Maersk Alabama 's lifeboat for about a day and a half, exploring the Captain Phillips true story reveals that the real Richard Phillips was held on the lifeboat for almost five days.
In general most tattoos heal in about 2 weeks. This is the initial healing time as this is only the outside of the tattoo. It takes a few more weeks for it to fully heal underneath. but placement does effect healing too. talk talk's revenge Â· 9 years ago.
How long should a tattoo take to heal properly ? I got a tattoo of a charm bracelet round my ankle 4 weeks ago tomorrow and it never really seemed to scab over or get itchy or any of the problems you expect with a healing tattoo but it did go a bit dry looking, looked a bit like when you peel after sunburn.