1980 Cruise Ship Hijacking

Deltas most prominent -- and only publicly acknowledged -- mission was the attempted rescue in April 1980.

1980 cruise ship hijacking. On October 7 1985 four members of one of the PLOs factions the Palestine Liberation Front PLF hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro and demanded the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. The trip of a lifetime takes a twist when slave trading pirates hijack the ship with only our two heroes to stop them. There are also a number of new cruise lines formed in the 1980s such as Seabourn Windstar Dolphin Regency Crystal Renaissance and.

Aboard were 748 passengers and several hundred crew. Many ships go into drydock for the winter after they complete their fall cruises usually by early November. Delta Force Probe Suspended During Cruise Ship Hijacking.

They had weapons hidden in their luggage. Palestinian militants have hijacked an Italian cruise liner the Achille Lauro in the Mediterranean and threatened to blow it up. Just as more ships are built and rebuilt in the 1980s some cruise lines change their name or their branding.

On October 11 1980 the Prinsendam capsized and sunk only 7 years after being built. To hijack the vessel crew and passengers for a handsome ransom. Officials say Abu Abbas a notorious Palestinian terrorist who masterminded the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship in the.

If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. The ship involved in the hijacking the Achille Lauro returned to cruise duty until she was caught on fire off the coast of Somalia on November 30 1994. 7 1985 the Italian cruise ship MS Achille Lauro was hijacked by four members of the Palestine Liberation Front off the coast of Egypt in the Mediterranean.

7 1985 by four Palestinian militants associated with a faction of the Palestine Liberation Front PLF. The rebels stormed the bridge early on the morning of January 23. Achille Lauro hijacking hijacking of the Italian cruise ship the MS Achille Lauro on Oct.