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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 hijacking also inspired the 2013 film Captain Phillips.
John Phillips becomes a Pirate: Little is known of Phillips' family or early life. He was trained as a carpenter in England and sailed for Newfoundland probably sometime in 1722. His ship was taken by pirates led by Captain Thomas Anstis and Phillips accepted the post of carpenter on board Anstis' ship. He sailed with the pirates for a time, until the company broke up, at which point he and some others returned to England.