29
Apr
2009
Passenger Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
A British vacationer is being hailed a hero after he thwarted gun-toting pirates attacking a cruise ship — by throwing a deck chair at them….
Source: FOXNews
26
Apr
2009
Somalia
26.04.2009: 1942 UTC: Posn: 01:17S – 055:40E, About 645 nm ESE of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Pirates in a skiff attacked and fired upon a passenger vessel underway. The attempted boarding was unsuccessful due to vessels evasive manoeuvres and the armed security team onboard the vessel. Vessel sustained light damages.
26
Apr
2009
Italian Cruise Ship Fires on Somali Pirates
ROME — An Italian cruise ship with 1,500 people on board fended off a pirate attack far off the coast of Somalia when its Israeli private security forces exchanged fire with the bandits and drove them away, the commander said Sunday.
Source: FOXNews