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Hi WCG...it may have no connection. But the missing (presumed dead) honeymooner from Connecticut was on the cruise ship in Turkish waters when he went missing. Odd events on cruise ships always remind me of the Jewish gentleman who was thrown overboard in his wheelchair by Islamics (back in the 80's?) I believe the name of the cruise ship was Aquilla Lauro (sp?).

This is the incident that I was trying to convey...just wanted to make sure that I found the correct info. and posted; so as not to trivialize this event or Mr. Klinghoffer and his family. I was going into my junior year in college when this occured. I remember my parents being outraged by how horrible this was, and wondering how and why this could have happened. Boy, were we living in an age of innocence. But we were glad that President Reagan was in office.

Oct 7, 1985

Four heavily armed Palestinian terrorists in October hijack the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro, carrying more than 400 passengers and crew, off Egypt. The hijackers demand that Israel free 50 Palestinian prisoners. The terrorists killed a disabled American tourist, 69-year-old Leon Klinghoffer, and threw his body overboard with his wheelchair.

After a two-day drama, the hijackers surrendered in exchange for a pledge of safe passage. But when an Egyptian jet tries to fly the hijackers to freedom, U.S. Navy F-14 fighters intercept it and force it to land in Sicily. The terrorists are taken into custody by Italian authorities.

(When asked if the operation should proceed to force down the EyptiAir plane carrying Abul Abbas and other terrorists who had hijacked the Achille Lauro, President Ronald Reagan said: "Good God! They've murdered an American here. Let's get on with it.". US Resolve Political Quotes)

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