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List of ships attacked by Nigerian pirates; M. Madre de Deus; Morning Star (1825 ship) N. Nassau (1819 ship) Nimble (1813 ship) P. Perseverance (1797 ship) Q. Quedagh ...
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]
The armed pirates attacked the vessel, boarded the ship without much resistance, and proceeded to ransack the ship for whatever valuables they could get their hands on. They stole the ship's cash, destroyed electronic equipment, and kidnapped 4 sailors, 2 Lithuanians and 2 Ukrainians, before making their escape.
Attack failed, five pirates captured, tried, convicted, sentenced to life in prison: April 1, 2010: unknown: None: USS Nicholas (FFG-47) was attacked by pirates in international waters west of the Seychelles. The United States Navy frigate returned fire sinking a pirate skiff and eventually confiscating a suspected pirate mother ship. Five ...
The United States Navy ordered the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and three other ships to free the hostages. All four hostages were shot by their captors. The SY Quest was the first U.S. vessel captured by Somali pirates since the Maersk Alabama in 2009. [3]
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]
Pages in category "Naval battles involving pirates" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Attack on Veracruz; Z. MT Zafirah hijacking
The survivors managed to repair the ship and keep it afloat. About one month after the attack, Morning Star encountered Captain Magnus Johnson onboard Guildford. [7] He rendered as much assistance as he could and raised the alarm about the pirate attack. After briefly docking in Kent on 14 April 1828, Morning Star made it to Gravesend on 18 ...