book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea"
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"A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea" is a memoir by merchant mariner Richard Phillips recounting his 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates and dramatic rescue by U.S. Navy SEALs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9999455 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea" Context triple: [Richard Phillips, subjectOf, book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea"]
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A.
The Pirates of Somalia
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B.
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations is a memoir by retired U.S. Navy Admiral William H. McRaven recounting key missions and experiences from his decades in special operations.
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C.
The Blockade Book
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D.
Il Capitano
Il Capitano is the iconic nickname of Francesco Totti, symbolizing his long-standing role as the legendary captain and talisman of AS Roma.
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E.
Captain Said in Three Kings
Captain Said in *Three Kings* is a conflicted Iraqi Republican Guard officer who becomes a key figure in the film’s exploration of loyalty, brutality, and the human cost of the Gulf War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea" Target entity description: "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea" is a memoir by merchant mariner Richard Phillips recounting his 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates and dramatic rescue by U.S. Navy SEALs.
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A.
The Pirates of Somalia
The Pirates of Somalia is a biographical drama film that follows a young journalist who infiltrates Somali pirate networks to report on their lives and motivations.
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B.
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations is a memoir by retired U.S. Navy Admiral William H. McRaven recounting key missions and experiences from his decades in special operations.
-
C.
The Blockade Book
The Blockade Book is a documentary work by Daniil Granin that compiles firsthand accounts of the Siege of Leningrad during World War II.
-
D.
Il Capitano
Il Capitano is the iconic nickname of Francesco Totti, symbolizing his long-standing role as the legendary captain and talisman of AS Roma.
-
E.
Captain Said in Three Kings
Captain Said in *Three Kings* is a conflicted Iraqi Republican Guard officer who becomes a key figure in the film’s exploration of loyalty, brutality, and the human cost of the Gulf War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Paul Greengrass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationLeadActor | Tom Hanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Captain Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Richard Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | 2009 hijacking of MV Maersk Alabama ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Stephan Talty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
duty
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family ⓘ leadership under crisis ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| fullTitle | A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781401323806 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Captain's Duty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Richard Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | international ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | firsthand account of Maersk Alabama hijacking ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
U.S. Navy SEAL rescue operation
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life of a merchant mariner ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hyperion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Indian Ocean
NERFINISHED
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off the coast of Somalia ⓘ |
| subject |
Maersk Alabama hijacking
NERFINISHED
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Somali piracy NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy SEALs NERFINISHED ⓘ hostage situation ⓘ merchant marine ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 2009 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Richard Phillips
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subjectOf
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book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea"
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