aw. Re: AtD, 515 (3-5)

[Kai Frederik Lorentzen]

>From: Werner Presber <wernerpresber at yahoo.de>
>To: Kai Frederik Lorentzen <lorentzen at hotmail.de>, pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: AtD, 515 (3-5)
>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:08:24 +0200


>Am 30.07.2007 um 13:03 schrieb Kai Frederik Lorentzen:
>>Really don't wanna evoke anti-terrorist hysteria, but it's kinda  
>>astonishing that up to now there hasn't been a terrorist incident  with a 
>>major cruiser. I mean, a ship must be so much easier to  hijack than an 
>>airplane, no? The greater danger for the ordinary  tourist, however, still 
>>comes from salmonellen poisoning because of rotten water or food

>"The Achille Lauro, formerly the Willem Ruys, was a passenger liner.  It is 
>most remembered for its 1985 hijacking. (
)" read more


Either I had never heard about it or I did forget in the meantime. But now I 
am, via Wikipedia, updated again. There's also a movie and even an opera 
about it.

Thank you! Kai