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11-08-2005, 08:23 AM
:WTF?: Pirates are still around!
Ship Blasted Pirates With Sonic Weapon
By JOHN PAIN, AP Business Writer Mon Nov 7, 7:20 PM ET
MIAMI - The crew of a luxury cruise ship used a sonic weapon that blasts earsplitting noise in a directed beam while being attacked by a gang of pirates off Africa this weekend, the cruise line said Monday.
The Seabourn Spirit had a Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, installed as a part of its defense systems, said Bruce Good, a spokesman for Miami-based Seabourn Cruise Line. The Spirit was about 100 miles off Somalia when pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns as they tried to get onboard.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/pirate_attack_sonic_weapon;_ylt=A9FJqaPewXBD9.gAjg ftiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--
Ship Blasted Pirates With Sonic Weapon
By JOHN PAIN, AP Business Writer Mon Nov 7, 7:20 PM ET
MIAMI - The crew of a luxury cruise ship used a sonic weapon that blasts earsplitting noise in a directed beam while being attacked by a gang of pirates off Africa this weekend, the cruise line said Monday.
The Seabourn Spirit had a Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, installed as a part of its defense systems, said Bruce Good, a spokesman for Miami-based Seabourn Cruise Line. The Spirit was about 100 miles off Somalia when pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns as they tried to get onboard.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/pirate_attack_sonic_weapon;_ylt=A9FJqaPewXBD9.gAjg ftiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--