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Pirates fire on US cruise ship - WTHI

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Pirates chased and shot at a U.S. cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel as it sailed along a corridor patrolled by international warships, a maritime official said Tuesday. The liner ...

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Cruise lines may cancel East African routes - Daily Telegraph

Cruise lines are considering cancelling or re-routing voyages through the troubled Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia, due to increased pirate attacks on ships in the area. Concerns have been raised following an attempted attack on the Oceania ...

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Cruise lines slash prices to lure consumers - Palm Beach Interactive

Cruise lines, navigating a dreadful economy and tight-fisted consumers, are rolling out a bounty of bargain fares to fill their ships. With many deals matching the sort of deep discounting the industry resorted to in the wake of the Sept. 11 ...

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Somali pirates fail to hijack US vessel - Zee News

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 02: Armed pirates in waters of Somalia fired at a US cruise liner with over 1,000 people aboard, but failed to seize the ship, a maritime official said here on Wednesday. The cruise liner, carrying 656 international passengers and ...

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Cruise lines slash prices to entice consumers - Miami Herald

Cruise lines, navigating a dreadful economy and tight-fisted consumers, are rolling out a bounty of bargain fares to fill their ships. With many deals matching the sort of deep discounting the industry resorted to in the wake of the Sept. 11 ...

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Cruise vessel outruns pirates - The Australian

PIRATES wielding rifles have attacked a luxury cruise ship with about 50 Australians on board as it travelled through the Gulf of Aden, between Somalia and Yemen. The vessel, Nautica, belongs to the Miami-based Oceania Cruises company. It was sailing ...

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Miami-Based Cruise Ship Escapes Pirate Attack - CBS 4 South Florida

NAIROBI, Kenya (CBS4) ― A Miami-based cruise ship is safe after being attacked by pirates near Somalia. The pirates chased and shot at the U.S. cruise liner M/S Nautica, owned by Oceania Cruises. There were more than 1,000 people on board. The ...

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