Factual error: In the scene where the Navy Seals are riding in the cars, the VA state vehicle inspection can be read from behind. It read "6 13" for June 2013. This would have been correct for the period the film was made, but not for the time of the incident.
Captain Phillips (2013)
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Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi
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Captain Richard Phillips: Listen up, we have been boarded by armed pirates. If they find you, remember, you know this ship, they don't. Stick together and we'll be all right. Good luck.
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Answer: I researched this on the "History vs Hollywood" web site, and that is a true fact.
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