Re: Pirates open fire on cruise ship off Somalia

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

Fergie wrote:
> Completely off-topic, but what the hell. ;-)
>
> Via MSNBC.
>
> [snip]
>
> NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - 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.
>
> Two boats full of pirates approached the Seabourn Spirit about 100 miles off the Somali coast and opened fire while the 
> heavily armed bandits tried to get onboard, said Bruce Good, spokesman for the Miami-based Seabourn Cruise Line, a 
> subsidiary of Carnival Corp.
>
> The ship escaped by shifting to high speed and changing course.

Pirates are a *serious* issue in the Indian ocean and in the far east in 
general. Maybe because they are cracking down on their activities the 
pirates are moving further west?

        Gadi.

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