“His courage is a model for all Americans.” “I share the country’s admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew,” Mr. Arrangements were being made Sunday night for his return home to Vermont. He called home and was flown to the Boxer, an amphibious assault ship also off the Somali coast. Shortly after his rescue, Captain Phillips was taken aboard the Bainbridge, underwent a medical exam and was found to be in relatively good condition for a 53-year-old seafarer who had been held since Wednesday by pirates who had demanded $2 million for his life. Frank Castellano, the commanding officer of the Navy destroyer Bainbridge. Richard Phillips, right, the captain of the U.S.-flagged cargo ship Maersk Alabama, after his rescue on Sunday with Cmdr.
