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Pirates attack US research ship off Somalia 

MARK SCHROPE 

A US oceanography research ship has been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of
Aden ? leading its managers to rethink their plans for studying salinity
flows in the region.  Unknown, heavily armed assailants pursued the Maurice
Ewing research vessel in a small boat for a harrowing 20 minutes in waters
30 kilometres off the coast of Somalia on 31 August. No crew members were
hurt and the ship was not damaged.  

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"I was frightened, and in a state of disbelief," says Amy Bower of Woods
Hole, chief scientist on the mission. "Although I was well aware that this
was a region known for piracy, I couldn't believe that our vessel would
ever come under fire."

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