There are also some interesting posts on the this thread about the attempted attack:
Pirates attack luxury liner off Somalia (attack repelled)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1516472/posts
It was interesting, that FoxNews mentioned that the Al Qaeda terror threat they learned about in Australia included EXACTLY such an attack: "terror attack on ship near Somalia", but I have not seen that on the web, nor have I heard it mentioned again.
Thank you Fair Opinion for pointing to that thread.
ON THE NET...
http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html
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ON THE NET...
http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20051028-042123-7428r
10/28/2005 6:21:00 PM -0400
"Security & Terrorism
UPI Terrorism Watch"
By JOHN C.K. DALY AND JENNIFER SCHULTZ
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The Panama Canal Authority, concerned about the accuracy of shipping information and possible terrorist infiltration, has issued a note to transient shipping stressing the need for accurate information from vessels' Automatic Identification Systems.
The Panama Canal Authority issued its shipping advisory No.A-37-2005 on October 20, 2005 dealing with Automatic Identification Systems issues."