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This handout photo taken on December 9, 2007 shows the luxury cruise ship Nautica at port in Sultan Qaboos, near Masqat, Oman.
Wednesday, Dec. 03, 2008

Open quoteIt is very fortunate that the liner managed to escape.Close quote

  • NOEL CHOONG,
  • head of the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center, on the U.S. cruise ship that escaped pirates' attempted hijacking in the Gulf of Aden on Dec. 2
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