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. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

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.

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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. In this photo taken Nov. 24, 2009, Mike Perry, 61, chief engineer of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama, poses with a photo of the ship's crew at his home in Riverview, Fla. Perry blamed Capt. Richard Phillips for the April 8 hijacking of the cargo ship.
  3. 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.
  4. Former Captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips, left speaks during a news conference in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  5. FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2009 file photo former Captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips, listens to a question during a news conference in Norfolk, Va. The lifeboat , that he was rescued from is on display behind him. Phillips, who was toasted as a hero after his ordeal as a captive of Somali pirates in April of 2009 unnecessarily exposed his crew to danger by not heeding repeated maritime safety warnings about pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden before his ship was attacked, some members of his crew now allege.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2009 file photo Capt. Richard Phillips is interviewed at his home in Underhill, Vt. Phillips, who was toasted as a hero after his ordeal as a captive of Somali pirates in April of 2009 unnecessarily exposed his crew to danger by not heeding repeated maritime safety warnings about pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden before his ship was attacked, some members of his crew now allege.
  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 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.
  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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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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