maritime academy 's family had been `` going through hell , '' head of Captain says . Capt . Phillips , rescued from pirates that day , had been trained at academy . `` I was pretty sure he would be OK , '' academy leader says . Wife talked to , laughed with Richard Phillips on phone after rescue , spokeswoman says .
Captain 's family had been `` going through hell , '' head of maritime academy says . Capt . Richard Phillips , rescued from pirates Sunday , had been trained at academy . `` I was pretty sure he would be OK , '' academy leader says . Wife talked to , laughed with Phillips on phone after rescue , spokeswoman says .