<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Crew battle pirates for control of ship : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/crime/"/><tagline>Crew battle pirates for control of ship : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2008, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2008-12-02T19:49:48+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Crew battle pirates for control of ship]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/40062/1/" /><id>40062</id><summary><![CDATA[Crew battle pirates for control of ship]]></summary><issued>2007-10-30T15:19:51+01:00</issued><modified>2007-10-30T15:19:51+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A crew battled pirates in a deadly fight Tuesday to regain control of a North Korean cargo ship off Somalia, the U.S. Navy said. The Navy is still chasing a second ship held by pirates in the area.<br/><br/>And just after this<br/><div style='display:block;width:300px;overflow:hidden;'><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/war/l/39934/1/" rel="nofollow">http://www.plime.com/war/l/39934/1/</a></div>]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pirates start dying after boarding mystery ship]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/80828/1/" /><id>80828</id><summary><![CDATA[Pirates start dying after boarding mystery ship]]></summary><issued>2008-11-01T15:04:19+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-01T15:04:19+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Somali pirates got more than they bargained for when they boarded an Iranian merchant ship laden with a mysterious cargo, suffering skin burns, losing hair and dying within days within boarding.<br/><br/>I guess even pirates aren't immune to the Karma Gods.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Cruise Ship Outruns Pirates]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/83282/1/" /><id>83282</id><summary><![CDATA[Cruise Ship Outruns Pirates]]></summary><issued>2008-12-01T22:44:19+01:00</issued><modified>2008-12-01T22:44:19+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A luxury cruise ship carrying passengers between Rome and Singapore came under attack from Somali pirates as it sailed between Somalia and Yemen. The captain managed to outrun them.<br/><br/>That had to have been one helluva ride for the passengers.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pirates hijack food aid ship off Somali coast, U.N. says]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/11578/1/" /><id>11578</id><summary><![CDATA[Pirates hijack food aid ship off Somali coast, U.N. says]]></summary><issued>2007-02-25T11:00:09+01:00</issued><modified>2007-02-25T11:00:09+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Pirates hijacked a cargo ship delivering U.N. food aid to northeastern Somalia on Sunday, officials said.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Three lost in ghost ship mystery]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/17102/1/" /><id>17102</id><summary><![CDATA[Three lost in ghost ship mystery]]></summary><issued>2007-04-20T00:25:29+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-20T00:25:29+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A YACHT has been found drifting off the north Queensland coast with computers running and even food on a table ready to eat - but no crew.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Kite-powered cargo ship sets sail for greener future]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/47852/1/" /><id>47852</id><summary><![CDATA[Kite-powered cargo ship sets sail for greener future]]></summary><issued>2008-01-21T11:58:20+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-21T11:58:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A cargo ship pulled by a giant, parachute-shaped kite will leave Germany on Tuesday on a voyage that could herald a new &quot;green&quot; age of commercial sailing on the high seas.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Update: Ghost ship relatives say crew are alive]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/17764/1/" /><id>17764</id><summary><![CDATA[Update: Ghost ship relatives say crew are alive]]></summary><issued>2007-04-24T23:58:01+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-24T23:58:01+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Relatives of the skipper of a catamaran that was found drifting empty off the Great Barrier Reef said today that they had been in &quot;spiritual&quot; touch with him and believe that he is fighting for his life &quot;somewhere dark&quot;.<br/>Update to an <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/weird/l/17102-related/1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">earlier post</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[French mobilise anti-piracy task force to rescue Le Ponant]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/57208/1/" /><id>57208</id><summary><![CDATA[French mobilise anti-piracy task force to rescue Le Ponant]]></summary><issued>2008-04-06T20:05:59+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-06T20:05:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Not piracy is in illegal copying, but actual piracy of the high seas variety.<br/><br/>Le Ponant and 30 crew members fell to pirates on Friday (4th April) and has been taken to pirate haven port Eyl.<br/><br/>Most likely the crew are being held to ransom but so far no demands have been made.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[What do a Saudi oil tanker, an Ukrainian freighter carrying arms and a Yemeni cargo ship have in common?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/82828/1/" /><id>82828</id><summary><![CDATA[What do a Saudi oil tanker, an Ukrainian freighter carrying arms and a Yemeni cargo ship have in common?]]></summary><issued>2008-11-25T15:56:12+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-25T15:56:12+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[They're all recent catches of increasingly brazen Somali pirates, who are creating panic in the global shipping industry.<br/><br/>At this rate, global warming will no longer be a concern!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pirates of the Caribbean 3: Crew Member Designs]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/18220/1/" /><id>18220</id><summary><![CDATA[Pirates of the Caribbean 3: Crew Member Designs]]></summary><issued>2007-04-27T20:53:23+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-27T20:53:23+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Awesome character design sketches and models for the crew of Davey Jones's ship.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pirates seize control of a French cruise ship off Somalia]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/57062/1/" /><id>57062</id><summary><![CDATA[Pirates seize control of a French cruise ship off Somalia]]></summary><issued>2008-04-04T15:32:13+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-04T15:32:13+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Yo ho ho!! Bring me a martini...Arrrgh!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Cruise Ship Built at Home]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/38759/1/" /><id>38759</id><summary><![CDATA[Cruise Ship Built at Home]]></summary><issued>2007-10-18T12:35:40+01:00</issued><modified>2007-10-18T12:35:40+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[It took him 11 long years to build the ship, a process that was completed on June 23, 2005. On that day his ship started sailing from port Sarreguemines.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pirates take European hostages near Somalia.]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/66435/1/" /><id>66435</id><summary><![CDATA[Pirates take European hostages near Somalia.]]></summary><issued>2008-06-24T09:34:31+01:00</issued><modified>2008-06-24T09:34:31+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Pirates take a family hostage after their yacht runs out of fuel.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pirates VS Ninjas]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/12636/1/" /><id>12636</id><summary><![CDATA[Pirates VS Ninjas]]></summary><issued>2007-03-08T23:00:58+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-08T23:00:58+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The age old question...]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Vikings to fight Pirates]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/76894/1/" /><id>76894</id><summary><![CDATA[Vikings to fight Pirates]]></summary><issued>2008-09-19T13:34:20+01:00</issued><modified>2008-09-19T13:34:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Well...modern Vikings that is...]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Second empty boat found off Qld]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/17554/1/" /><id>17554</id><summary><![CDATA[Second empty boat found off Qld]]></summary><issued>2007-04-23T11:11:02+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-23T11:11:02+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The 6m barnacle-encrusted fibreglass boat, which was yesterday spotted in waters off the Sunshine Coast, is the second mystery vessel to be found in Queensland waters in less than a week. The boat was found upturned and adrift, with the keys still in the ignition and a tank full of fuel.<br/><br/><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/weird/l/17102/1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">First ship story</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Warning Shots Fired In The Gulf - Oil Prices Jump]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/59723/1/" /><id>59723</id><summary><![CDATA[Warning Shots Fired In The Gulf - Oil Prices Jump]]></summary><issued>2008-04-26T10:07:25+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-26T10:07:25+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A cargo ship chartered by the U.S. Defense Department was traveling in international waters when two unidentified small boats approached on Thursday. After the boats refused to respond to radio calls a burst of warning shots were fired.]]></content></entry></feed>