There's high drama on the high seas as the number of pirate attacks increases and the world figures out how to respond. This interactive map gives detailed information about the world's pirate attacks throughout 2008. Just click on the pins for details.
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Pirates chase, open fire on U.S. cruise ship
NAIROBI, Kenya - Pirates chased and shot at a U.S. cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel as it sailed along a corridor patrolled by international warships, a maritime official said Tuesday. The liner, carrying 656 international passengers and 399 crew members, was sailing through the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden on Sunday when it encountered six bandits in two speedboats, said Noel Choong who heads the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center in Malaysia.
The pirates fired at the passenger liner but the larger boat was faster than the pirates' vessels, Choong said.
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The pirates fired at the passenger liner but the larger boat was faster than the pirates' vessels, Choong said.
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