No, they wrecked that, too. Remember the Achille Lauro?
No, they wrecked that, too. Remember the Achille Lauro?Oh, yeah! That's right. I'd forgotten:
The hijacking of the Achille Lauro, an Italian luxury cruise ship, took place on Monday, October 7, 1985. What makes this particular event noteworthy, was that the unofficial, secret SEAL Team 6 was deployed by President Reagan as a measure to be used to retake the ship by force!Here's the link to the entire story:The morning of Oct 7, four members of the Palestine Liberation Front, or PLF, walked out of cabin 82, and into the main dining room, where a small number of passengers were. The majority of the passengers were off the ship in Alexandria, Egypt, on a tour of the area when the terrorists attacked. Walking into the room, they began firing their weapons at random, wounding two people before stopping. Armed with AK-47s, grenades, and handguns, the four terrorists gathered up the 320 crewmen and 80 remaining passengers, and began seperating them by nationality. The American and British hostages were placed together and surrounded with oil drums, which the terrorists threatened to light on fire. They then ordered the ships Captain to set sail for the Syrian port of Tartus.
( http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/7965/achille.html )
Thanks, friend, for the reminder!