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Aussies threw chairs at pirates
news.com.au ^ | 27th April 2009
Posted on April 26, 2009 9:06:30 PM PDT by naturalman1975
AUSTRALIAN passengers threw chairs at pirates that tried to board their luxury cruise ship. Emily Everywhere’s mother-in-law was among them.
Six pirates armed with machine guns fired on tourists while trying to hijack the luxury liner Melody as she sailed from the Seychelles to the Italian city of Genoa.
The ship’s Israeli-hired security guards exchanged gunfire with the pirates as staff ordered passengers to hide in their cabins.
Couriermail.com.au blogger Emily Everywhere said her mother-in-law was on board, and joined passengers who threw chair at the pirates.
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“General advice: Tell pirates to ‘knock it off!’”
Chad Groening - OneNewsNow - 4/27/2009 4:00:00 AM
SNIPPET: “The retired Air Force officer adds that he disagrees with recent comments made by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the Marine Corps Staff College. “[He said] ‘Well, they’re poor Somalians [and] it’s a long-term problem.’
“It’s a long-term problem if you let it be a long-term problem,” McInerney argues. “Use force where appropriate.”
The general also believes shipping companies should arm and train crew members to be able to protect their vessels in the event of pirate attacks.”