Pirates attack luxury liner off Somalia
A luxury liner sailing off the coast of Somalia fended off an attack by gunmen in speedboats early Saturday morning in an area notorious for piracy. None of the mostly American passengers aboard the Seabourn Spirit were harmed but one crew member was lightly injured as they repelled the attackers without returning fire.
David Dingle, a spokesman for the Miami-based Seabourn Cruises, told reporters that the 302 passengers were shocked but unharmed. “The passengers were mustered in a public room, told what was going on and reassured that we were fighting off the attack.”
The crew used an on-board loud acoustic bang to fight off the attackers, leading them to believe they were under heavy fire.
Source: Market Watch
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