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quote:The German navy has thwarted a potential hijacking of a German cruiseship in the Gulf of Aden. The Spiegel newspaper said the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern frigate chased off two pirate skiffs from the 20,600–gt Astor (built 1987) on 28 November with warning shots. The vessel, operated by Transocean Tours in Bremen, had 492 passengers and crew on board. It was en route from Sharm-El-Sheikh to Dubai. The boats fled into Yemen’s territorial waters. They had approached to within three miles when they were intercepted by the naval vessel. Astor arrived safely in Dubai on Tuesday. It is the second attempted hijacking of a cruiseship in a week. On Sunday, the luxury cruise liner Nautica came under fire from suspected pirates as it passed through the Gulf of Aden. The pirates were aboard two small boats fitted with outboard motors, but the captain of the Nautica was able to outrun them.
The Spiegel newspaper said the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern frigate chased off two pirate skiffs from the 20,600–gt Astor (built 1987) on 28 November with warning shots.
The vessel, operated by Transocean Tours in Bremen, had 492 passengers and crew on board. It was en route from Sharm-El-Sheikh to Dubai.
The boats fled into Yemen’s territorial waters. They had approached to within three miles when they were intercepted by the naval vessel.
Astor arrived safely in Dubai on Tuesday.
It is the second attempted hijacking of a cruiseship in a week.
On Sunday, the luxury cruise liner Nautica came under fire from suspected pirates as it passed through the Gulf of Aden.
The pirates were aboard two small boats fitted with outboard motors, but the captain of the Nautica was able to outrun them.
Weekly reports of piracy and much other info can be found here. There are even photos of the pirates' mother ships to watch out for. It will be interesting to see when the next weekly report appears what it says about this one.
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