Sentences with phrase «vessel by pirates»

Not exact matches

Spire's technology is also used by shipping businesses to determine if a vessel may have been taken over by pirates, who typically turn off beacons that Spire can track through a signal.

Pirates were chasing the hapless vessels and picking them off one by one.

Five persons on board a Ghanaian fishing vessel which was reported missing on Monday in an alleged hijack by pirates, have been taken hostage, but the abandoned vessel has been rescued by the Ghana Navy.

Furthermore, weapons such as large cannon and torpedoes are virtually useless against vessels such as the skiffs, small fishing vessels and fast motor vessels most commonly used by pirates these days.

Captain Phillips deals with the highly publicized events from April, 2009, in which four Somali pirates took over a freighting vessel, the Maersk Alabama, commanded by Captain Richard Phillips (Hanks, Cloud Atlas) in the Gulf of Aden.

You will be delighted by the antics of our dashing pirates as they perform mock battles on the decks of our sailing vessel or the sands of a remote beach fighting for a mystery treasure.

General average — Vessel seized by pirates in Gulf of Aden — Negotiations for payment of ransom — Whether expenses incurred by shipowner during period of negotiations allowable in general average — York - Antwerp Rules 1974, Rule F.

Our client was working as a ship's security officer on board a Carnival Cruise Line vessel when it was attacked by Somali pirates off the east coast of Africa.

And he boasts a substantial paunch in the upcoming film Captain Phillips, the real life story of a ship captain whose vessel was invaded by Somali pirates.