Mass. Maritime President and Admiral Richard Gurnon, left, and professor and Capt. Joseph Murphy talk with reporters regarding two former students, which were aboard a ship they were piloting that was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Africa, Wednesday April 8, 2009 in Buzzard's Bay, Mass. Graduates Richard Phillips was the captain and Shane Murphy was second in command aboard the cargo ship Maersk Alabama. Capt. Joseph Murphy, who teaches a course in security and piracy at the Mass. Maritime Academy, is Shane Murphy's father. [Agencies]
