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  • EODMU 8 Removes Inert RPG Remnant from Cruise Liner

    11/07/2005 3:49:24 PM PST · by SandRat · 23 replies · 549+ views
    Navy NewsStand ^ | Nov 7, 2005 | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs
    VICTORIA, Seychelles (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy responded Nov. 7 to a request to dispose of suspected unexploded ordnance left over from a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) that struck the cruise liner Seabourn Spirit during a Nov. 5 attack by pirates near the coast of Somalia. Members of U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, Detachment 4, were already in Seychelles to provide support to a previously scheduled port visit by USS Gonzalez. The EOD team met Seabourn Spirit at sea prior to its arrival in port. Two RPG rounds had struck Seabourn Spirit while the vessel evaded...