FILE - This April 13, 2009 file photo released by the U.S. Navy shows a team from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer towing the lifeboat from the Maersk Alabama to Boxer to be processed for evidence after the successful rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips. Challenging a global aversion to guns aboard ships, France has put troops on tuna boats in the Indian Ocean, and Belgium is offering military units to its merchant vessels off the Horn of Africa. Now, U.S. lawmakers are weighing similar action to fight piracy. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

FILE - This April 13, 2009 file photo released by the U.S. Navy shows a team from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer towing the lifeboat from the Maersk Alabama to Boxer to be processed for evidence after the successful rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips. Challenging a global aversion to guns aboard ships, France has put troops on tuna boats in the Indian Ocean, and Belgium is offering military units to its merchant vessels off the Horn of Africa. Now, U.S. lawmakers are weighing similar action to fight piracy.

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  1. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - A crew member (2nd L) of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama container ship, which was hijacked by pirates on April 8, 2009 off the coast of Somalia, is reunited with his family after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, April 16, 2009. Richard Phillips, the ship's captain who was rescued by the US Navy when snipers killed three of the pirates, did not travel on the charter plane with his crew.
  2. Former Captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips, left, and U.S. Navy Capt. Frank Castellan seated at right speak during a news conference in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The lifeboat where Phillips was rescued from is on display behind them.
  3. Former Captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips, left speaks during a news conference in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  4. Former Captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips, listens to a question during a news conference in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The lifeboat , that he was rescued from is on display behind him.
  5. Former Captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips, right, is saluted by a sailor as he presents commemorative coins to members of the crew of the Guided Missile Destroyer the USS Bainbridge during a ceremony in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  6. Former Captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips, speaks to the crew of the Guided Missile Destroyer the USS Bainbridge during a ceremony aboard the ship4 in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  7. Capt. Richard Phillips is interviewed at his home in Underhill, Vt., Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Six months after his high-seas drama with Somali pirates finished with a happy ending, Capt. Richard Phillips is contemplating calling it quits with the sea. "I have been doing it for 30 years. Maybe it's time to do something else," he said Monday, sitting for an interview in his living room.
  8. Capt. Richard Phillips is interviewed at his home in Underhill, Vt., Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Six months after his high-seas drama with Somali pirates finished with a happy ending, Capt. Richard Phillips is contemplating calling it quits with the sea. "I have been doing it for 30 years. Maybe it's time to do something else," he said Monday, sitting for an interview in his living room.
  9. Capt. Richard Phillips is interviewed at his home in Underhill, Vt., Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Six months after his high-seas drama with Somali pirates finished with a happy ending, Capt. Richard Phillips is contemplating calling it quits with the sea. "I have been doing it for 30 years. Maybe it's time to do something else," he said Monday, sitting for an interview in his living room.
  10. Capt. Richard Phillips is interviewed at his home in Underhill, Vt., Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Six months after his high-seas drama with Somali pirates finished with a happy ending, Capt. Richard Phillips is contemplating calling it quits with the sea. "I have been doing it for 30 years. Maybe it's time to do something else," he said Monday, sitting for an interview in his living room.
  11. Capt. Richard Phillips is interviewed at his home in Underhill, Vt., Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Six months after his high-seas drama with Somali pirates finished with a happy ending, Capt. Richard Phillips is contemplating calling it quits with the sea. "I have been doing it for 30 years. Maybe it's time to do something else," he said Monday, sitting for an interview in his living room.
  12. Capt. Richard Phillips stands with his wife, Andrea, at his home in Underhill, Vt., Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Six months after his high-seas drama with Somali pirates finished with a happy ending, Capt. Richard Phillips is contemplating calling it quits with the sea. "I have been doing it for 30 years. Maybe it's time to do something else," he said Monday, sitting for an interview in his living room.
  13. Capt. Richard Phillips is interviewed at his home in Underhill, Vt., Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Six months after his high-seas drama with Somali pirates finished with a happy ending, Capt. Richard Phillips is contemplating calling it quits with the sea. "I have been doing it for 30 years. Maybe it's time to do something else," he said Monday, sitting for an interview in his living room.

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