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Tourists from the cruise liner M/S Nautica stand at the port in Muscat Oman after the vessel docked Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008 in this image taken from TV. Six suspected pirates, riding in two skiffs, chased and shot at the Nautica on Sunday as it sailed in the Gulf of Aden along a corridor patrolled by international warships. But their hijack attempt failed when the captain of the Nautica ordered the passengers inside and accelerated the engines, allowing the ship to outrun the pirates, according to the liner's owners, Oceania Cruises. Oceania, which reported the incident on Tuesday, said one skiff made it within 300 yards (275 metres) of the cruise ship and fired eight rifle shots at the vessel before trailing off. The Nautica was carrying 656 passengers and 399 crew on a 32-day cruise from Rome to Singapore when the incident happened.
