resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics. 2. characteristic of or befitting a wolf; fiercely rapacious. Origin of wolfish. 1560-1570.
Maersk Alabama Lifeboat and Mk 25 Sniper Rifle from âEaster SEAL Rescueâ. The Maersk Alabama was captured by Somali pirates on April 8, 2009. When you visit the Museum, you can board the lifeboat upon which Captain Richard Phillips was held hostage for five days before being rescued on April 12, thanks to the accuracy of Navy SEAL snipers. On Wednesday, April 8, 2009, four Somali pirates hijacked the U.S.-flagged cargo ship, Maersk Alabama. The shipâs captain, Richard Phillips, prevented the initial takeover by ordering his crew to lock themselves in a secure room while he remained on the bridge.
3 photos: Sinking of the HMS Bounty. Sinking of the HMS Bounty â A 50-year-old replica of the 18th century square rigger HMS Bounty sank off North Carolina on October 29, 2012 during Hurricane Sandy.Sixteen crew were aboard. Fourteen were rescued. Deckhand Claudene Christian, 42, died and Capt. Robin Walbridge, 63, was never found.f the management and the captain of the sunken tall ship HMS Bounty had exercised the proper responsibility, judgment and prudence, the deaths of two people would have been prevented, according to a U.S. Coast Guard investigation report released Thursday.