Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers

As part of its Learn from the past series SAFETY4SEA remembers the hijacking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro in 1985 by four heavily armed Palestinian militants who posed as passengers resulting to the brutal murder of one passenger.

Achille lauro cruise ship hijackers. 7 1985 by four Palestinian militants associated with a faction of the Palestine Liberation Front PLF. The Night US Navy F-14s and Italian F-104s Clashed Over Egyptian Boeing 737 Carrying Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers. The attack lasted only two days.

A tragic example of maritime terrorism. Officials say Abu Abbas a notorious Palestinian terrorist who masterminded the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship in the Mediterranean. All 1090 passengers and crew had to leave the vessel in lifeboats.

On November 30 1994 she caught fire while en route to South Africa off the coast of Somalia. The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean SeaAboard were 748 passengers and several hundred crew.

The Achille Lauro was an Italian cruise liner from hell. On 2 December 1994 while cruising off Somalia a major fire broke out in the ships engine room. 8 the Syrian government refused permission for Achille Lauro to dock at Tartus.

Its an extremely interesting ship from various standpoints Frank O. On October 7 1985 Palestinian gunmen hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro in the Mediterranean with more than 400 people aboardYou can license t. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak persuaded the hijackers to surrender but not before they shot to death a wheelchair-bound Jewish passenger from the United States.