Captain Phillips Page #3

Yeah, this is the Maersk Alabama.

Here's the captain.

UKMTO.

Operations?

WOMAN:
Receiving.

This is the Maersk Alabama.

Our position is 2 degrees 2 north

by 49 degrees 19 east.

Our course is 180.

Our speed is 17 knots.

We have two skiffs approaching

at a distance of 1.5 miles

with a possible mothership following.

Potential piracy situation.

WOMAN:
Copy, Alabama.

Alert your crew,

get your fire hoses ready

and follow lockdown procedures.

Uh... Yeah. Is that it?

I'm relaying your transmission now,

but chances are it's just fishermen.

They're not here to fish.

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She's really big! Get ready!

You worry about yourself,

skinny rat!

Both skiffs carrying armed men.

Distance?

One and a quarter miles and closing.

[DIALING]

[PHONE RINGS]

Yeah, Cap.

I wanna bring it up to 125.

You're still good.

One twenty-five.

MUSE:
Brothers, we're going

to make a lot of money!

Slow down! The waves are too big!

They're at one mile now, Cap.

Only one mile.

Coalition Warship 237,

this is Maersk Alabama.

Coalition Warship 237,

Maersk Alabama.

[IN DEEP VOICE] Go, Alabama.

[IN NORMAL VOICE] Our position is 2

degrees 2 north by 49 degrees 19 east.

[OVER RADIO] Our course is 180.

Our speed is 18.5 knots.

We are being approached

by two pirate skiffs

with a possible mothership following.

We require immediate assistance.

We have a crew of 20.

We are preparing our weapons now

but request air support if possible.

Copy?

[IN DEEP VOICE] Copy, Alabama.

Be aware, a gunship is in the air.

ETA your position, five minutes.

[IN NORMAL VOICE]

Five minutes. Thank you, 237.

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[ASAD SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

ASAD:

Did you hear that? Did you hear that?

We've got to get out of here!

Turn back, turn back!

What are you doing?

[MEN SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

Where are you going?

Come on! Keep going!

SHANE:

Yeah, we got one down.

But the other one's still coming.

Half a mile out.

PHILLIPS:

We need to make a bigger wake.

[PHONE RINGS]

Yeah.

Cancel the limits. One two nine.

Yeah, you're on the edge

with Cylinder Number 5.

Do it.

Port, 5 degrees.

MAN:
Port, 5 degrees.

[SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

Faster, faster!

They're at a quarter mile now.

Starboard, 5 degrees.

MAN:
Starboard, 5 degrees.

MUSE:

Hurry, hurry! Go!

ELMI:

We're pushing this engine too hard!

Faster, faster!

[ALL GRUNTING]

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

[CHATTERING IN SOMALI]

Come on, let's go!

[ENGINE SPUTTERS]

This thing is busted.

Then fix it!

I'm trying!

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[MAN SPEAKING IN SOMALI]

KENNY:
They're not messing around.

Lit us up from miles away.

MAN 1:

Must've been tracking us.

MAN 2:
Why doesn't the

company give us armed guards?

SHANE:

Move it in. The captain's here.

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