Sunday's attack on the M/S Nautica, which was reported Tuesday, comes several weeks after a NATO mission served mainly to underscore the impotence of the world community. A handful of Western ships can do little to prevent attacks in a vast sea, and ...

Pal’s Owner Talks About Vacation Pirate Encounter - TriCities.com

UPDATE AT 11:45 a.m.: Pal Barger spoke by phone today with the Bristol Herald Courier and News Channel 11. Look for an article by Bristol Herald Courier Editor Todd Foster later in the day here on TriCities.Com, and News Channel 11 will have a report ...

Carnival's Senior Cruise Deals From $99 at SmartCruiser.com - Market Wire

BOCA RATON, FL--(Marketwire - December 4, 2008) - SmartCruiser.com announced today that Carnival Cruise Lines newest cruise deals for senior citizens age 55 years and older are available at http://www.smartcruiser.com . Carnival's senior cruise fares ...

Pirates’ gunfire punctuates Oregon couple’s cruise Two tourists ... - Register-Guard

MUSCAT, Oman — Ordered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates’ rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner — “Pop! Pop! Pop!” — then felt the ship speed up to escape. At this port north of ...

Oregon passenger describes pirate attack on cruise ship - KING-5

MUSCAT, Oman -- Ordered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner -- "Pop! Pop! Pop!" -- then felt the ship speed up to escape. At this port north of the pirate ...