Achille ___ Hijacked Cruise Ship. The hijackers took the more than 400 passengers and crew members hostage and demanded the release of 50 palestinians from israeli prisons. Ms achille lauro was a cruise ship based in naples, italy.
Hijack Heroine Michelle Gillan Captain Gerardo De Editorial Stock Photo Stock Image Shutterstock from editorial01.shutterstock.com Built between 1939 and 1947 as ms willem ruys, a passenger liner for the rotterdamsche lloyd, she was hijacked by members of the palestine liberation front in 1985. In their hands, lied the fate of several passengers, many americans included, and among them, jewish. The ship, 192 metres by 25 metres measured 21,450 metric tons. The gunmen are demanding the release of 50 palestinian prisoners held in israel. There were reports at the time of the achille lauro hijacking that about 50 delta force members landed in sicily behind the navy jets that intercepted the egyptian plane carrying the pirates oct.
The story of the hijacking of the itallian liner achille lauro by four militants of the palestine liberation front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several palestinians incarcerated in israeli prisons.
In their hands, lied the fate of several passengers, many americans included, and among them, jewish. Italian cruise ship achille lauro leaves port said harbor on oct. The ship, 192 metres by 25 metres measured 21,450 metric tons. On october 7, 1985 four heavily armed palestinian terrorists hijacked the ship in the mediterranean sea off the coast of alexandria, egypt. This was a passenger liner and this ship began her maiden voyage in 1947, on december 2. ( www.maritimecyprus.com) on 7 october 1985, four members of the palestine liberation front (plf) hijacked the italian cruise ship achille lauro when it was in the mediterranean sea en route from alexandria, egypt to port said.
