Captain Shane Murphy (born 1976) is an 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.
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1976 (age 49)
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