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Seabourn Spirit, a luxury cruise ship carrying 210 crew members and passengers, was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. [12] Riding in two small speedboats, the pirates fired at the ship with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, but the crew drove them off with a water hose and a long range acoustic device. [13]
Oceania Cruises' premium cruise ship attacked by two skiffs hiding amongst fishing vessels while traversing the Maritime Safety Protection Area on the Gulf of Aden. The Nautica was able to escape with passengers and crew uninjured, despite eight shots that were fired on the ship by the pirates. [103] [104] Portugal ( Cyprus) MS Athena (cruise ship)
(cruise ship) 490 (1000 passengers) Capture failed: 2009-04-25: unknown: Capture failed: Pirates fired at the cruise ship MSC Melody with an automatic rifle and attempted to board at around 11:35 pm local time. After all passengers were escorted to their cabins, the ship's crew, which included a small Israeli security detail, attempted to fend ...
Pirates kept their hijacked ships anchored offshore and businesses in the town and region profited from ransom payments. Between 2005 and 2012 the World Bank estimates pirate groups earned between ...
Passengers decked out for a black tie dinner on a British cruise ship on the Indian Ocean were told to hide below decks when a speed boat allegedly carrying Somali pirates came alongside the.
The Dai Hong Dan incident took place on 29 October 2007, when the North Korean cargo vessel in the Indian Ocean MV Dai Hong Dan (대홍단호) was attacked and temporarily seized by Somali pirates off Somalia. [3] The following day, the crew of the vessel overpowered the pirates with the support of a US naval vessel. [4] [5] [6]
Fact Check: A Chinese fishing vessel came under the control of alleged Somalian pirates in Somali waters, according to Reuters. Up to 18 crew members were onboard when the vessel was taken by the ...
Somali pirates which captured MV Faina, a Ukrainian ship carrying tanks and military hardware, accused European firms of dumping toxic waste off the Somali coast and declared that the $8m ransom for the return of the ship will go towards cleaning up the waste. The ransom demand is a means of "reacting to the toxic waste that has been ...
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