Shane Murphy (captain)
Encyclopedia
Captain Shane Murphy is a 33-year-old American
Merchant Marine deck officer employed by Maersk. He was the Chief Mate
of the MV Maersk Alabama
. C/M Murphy garnered national attention after the attempted hijacking of the Maersk Alabama in April 2009 when he took over as Master for Captain Richard Phillips following Phillips capture by pirates. He is a 2001 graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy
where his father, professor Joseph Murphy teaches an anti-piracy course.
The younger Murphy was recently a guest lecturer at one of his father's classes.
Shane Murphy was born and raised in Plympton, Massachusetts.
His older brother David is a carpenter in Boston and his younger brother Kellen is a Deck Officer.
ABC News
Good Morning America
conducted an exclusive interview with Murphy and second mate
Troy Gallagher, on April 15, 2009.
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Merchant Marine deck officer employed by Maersk. He was the Chief Mate
Chief Mate
A Chief Mate or Chief Officer, usually also synonymous with the First Mate or First Officer , is a licensed member and head of the deck department of a merchant ship...
of the MV Maersk Alabama
MV Maersk Alabama
MV Maersk Alabama is a container ship owned by Maersk Line Limited and operated by Waterman Steamship Corporation....
. C/M Murphy garnered national attention after the attempted hijacking of the Maersk Alabama in April 2009 when he took over as Master for Captain Richard Phillips following Phillips capture by pirates. He is a 2001 graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a regionally accredited, coeducational, state college offering undergraduate degrees in maritime-related fields, as well as graduate degrees and professional studies. Established in 1891, Mass Maritime is the second oldest state maritime academy in the country...
where his father, professor Joseph Murphy teaches an anti-piracy course.
The younger Murphy was recently a guest lecturer at one of his father's classes.
Shane Murphy was born and raised in Plympton, Massachusetts.
His older brother David is a carpenter in Boston and his younger brother Kellen is a Deck Officer.
ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
conducted an exclusive interview with Murphy and second mate
Second Mate
A second mate or second officer is a licensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. The second mate is the third in command and a watchkeeping officer, customarily the ship's navigator. Other duties vary, but the second mate is often the medical officer and in charge of maintaining...
Troy Gallagher, on April 15, 2009.