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| Thursday, 04 December 2008 | ||||||
 CRUISE passengers on the luxury liner M/S Nautica have spoken of hearing “pop, pop, pop..” from pirates rifles firing at their ship as it sailed in the Guld of Aden.The bold attack on the US cruise ship carrying more than 1,000 people was targeted last weekend by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
Two small boats chased and fired shots at the Nautica eight times, but failed to board the vessel.
Her captain, Jurica Brajcic, manoeuvred away from the pirates and increased speed to outrun them.
The Nautica, with 656 passengers and 399 crew, was in waters patrolled by a multinational task force.
The ship was on a 32-day cruise from Rome to Singapore when it was attacked at 0930 local time (0630) on Sunday in the Gulf of Aden.
Oceania Cruises, the Miami-based company which owns the Nautica, confirmed the attack.
"The skiffs, approaching from a range of approximately 1,000 metres, attempted to intercept the vessel's course," it said.
"Captain Jurica Brajcic and his officers immediately began evasive manoeuvres and took all prescribed precautions."
USA Today reports one passenger Wendy Armitage, of Wellington, New Zeland described the events as she gets off the ship in Omani, Muscat: "We didn't think they would be cheeky enough to attack a cruise ship.
"It was very minor really," she said of the attack that lasted about five minutes. "But it was a surprise that they attacked us, and they did fire shots." Don't pay more than your tablemates Cruise prices can vary by £100's at different travel agencies, so CruiseCompete makes it quick and easy to shop around. Select the cruise you want, and let independent agents compete to offer you the best deal Read more on QE2 & P&O ships reroute to avoid hijacking Read more on Sunday's first attack
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