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[5] [6] USS Gonzalez first noticed the common pirate profile of a diesel boat towing smaller skiffs and, with USS Cape St. George closing from 40 miles (64 km) away, trailed the suspects until dawn. [7] Shortly before sunrise, the two American ships each sent a pair of rigid inflatable boats with specially trained boarding teams to investigate. [7]
After the pirates had been disarmed and had their ladders and boats seized, they were set adrift in an inflatable boat after being provided with food and water but with no navigation equipment, some 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Somalia. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, they did not reach the coast and likely died at sea. [3]
The British warships Tyne and HMS Thracian of eighteen guns defeated the notorious pirate Captain Cayatano Aragonez's thirteen-gun ship Zaragozana on March 31, in a running battle, the two British ships chased Captain Aragonez into Mata Harbor where boats were lowered and captured the vessel. Ten pirates were killed and twenty eight were ...
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]
American Cruise Lines: 1995 100 Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington: American Empress: American Queen Voyages 2003 223 Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington: American Pride: American Cruise Lines: 2012 150 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland [16] Queen of the Mississippi: American Cruise Lines: 2015 150
When are the Washington, D.C. cruises? American will offer the itineraries between the spring and fall (with additional dates planned for 2025 and 2026). The first of the 2024 sailings will depart ...
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