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 Posted: Nov 06, 2005 3:49 pm Post subject: Pirate Attack |
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| Quote: | Cruise Ship Crew Fends Off Pirate Hijack Attempt
By RODRIQUE NGOWI, AP
NAIROBI, Kenya (Nov. 5) - Pirates armed with grenade launchers and machine guns tried to hijack a luxury cruise liner off the east African coast Saturday, but the ship outran them, officials said.
"Our suspicion at this time is that the motive was theft,'' Good said, adding that the crew had been trained for "various scenarios, including people trying to get on the ship that you don't want on the ship.''
The British news agency Press Association said passengers awoke to the sound of gunfire as two 25-foot inflatable boats approached the liner.
Edith Laird of Seattle, who was traveling with her daughter and a friend, told the British Broadcasting Corp. in an e-mail that her daughter saw the pirates out the window.
"There were at least three rocket-propelled grenades that hit the ship, one in a state room,'' Laird wrote. "We had no idea that this ship could move as fast as it did and (the captain) did his best to run down the pirates.''
The Spirit was bound for Mombasa, Kenya, at the end of a 16-day voyage from Alexandria, Egypt. It was expected to reach the Seychelles on Monday, and then continue on its previous schedule to Singapore, company officials said.
The 440-foot-long, 10,000-ton cruise ship, which is registered in the Bahamas, sustained minor damage, Good said. The liner, which had its maiden voyage in 1989, can accommodate 208 guests.
"They took some fire, but it's safe to sail,'' he said.
There has been a steep rise in piracy this year along Somalia's nearly 2,000-mile coastline, with 15 violent incidents reported between March and August, compared with just two for all of 2004, according to the International Maritime Bureau, a division of the International Chamber of Commerce that tracks trends in piracy.
In June, a U.N.-chartered ship carrying 935 tons of rice for Somali victims of the Asian tsunami was hijacked by pirates, who held crew members hostage for three months before releasing them.
Somalia has had no effective central government since opposition leaders ousted dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. The leaders then turned on each other, transforming this nation of 7 million into a patchwork of battling fiefdoms ruled by heavily armed militias |
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wakemitch
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2005 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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| damn |
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freerider4
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| now we know where pirate has been. |
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bjr
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2005 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| wait...a few pirates...trying to hijack a whole cruise ship full of people......good luck |
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c dub
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2005 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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hahahahhahahahshhahahaha
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Jholiday
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andy ross
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2005 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| bjr, ha they had grenade launchers and machine guns, i wouldnt try to be a hero... |
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jboss
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2005 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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andy ross, the passengers/crew had arbor mist, cavarscia, and other various booze items and a bunch of silverware. i would NOT f!@% with them.
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wakemitch
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| Posted: Nov 07, 2005 1:36 am Post subject: |
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| this was just on the news, damn. its madness |
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h0nkey46
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| Posted: Nov 07, 2005 1:48 am Post subject: |
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| foreigners.. |
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PIRATE
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| Posted: Nov 07, 2005 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| freerider4 wrote: | | now we know where pirate has been. |
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-=AlexXx=-
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| Posted: Nov 07, 2005 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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we talked about that in business law 2day... and serioulsy u know how awsome it would be to be a pirate... and get aboard a ship and steel stuff! that be one crazy adreniline rush.  |
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Slyder
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| Posted: Nov 08, 2005 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I was watching the news this morning. Apparently pirate attacks are surprisingly common. |
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one-eyed sailor551
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| Posted: Nov 08, 2005 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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BLOODY PIRATES!!!!
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liquid4ce0069
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| Posted: Nov 09, 2005 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| u must have had alot of time to write all that |
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Jholiday
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integrity640
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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liquid4ce0069 SLAP!!!!!!!!!!(backhand) ever heard of copy n paste???
-=AlexXx=-, yah until starvin marvins people come to the rescue
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