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

[rich]

Probably so in terms of hijacking (there's lots of that happening on the
open seas) but I gather it wouldn't be spectacular enough for al qaeda
types. without 24/7 media coverage which would be all but impossible if the
hijacked boat was in the middle of the ocean.
rich


On 7/31/07, Kai Frederik Lorentzen <lorentzen at hotmail.de> wrote:
>
>
> >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
>
>
>
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