Astor

Fremantle based cruise ship Astor

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On 28 November 2008, the German Navy reportedly prevented Somalian pirate speedboats from attacking the Astor. She was sailing in the Gulf of Oman en route from Sharm-al-Sheikh in Egypt to Dubai, when the German Brandenburg-class frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern detected pirate speedboats apparently attempting to attack the Astor. The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern entered the path of the oncoming speedboats while they were still some three miles from the Astor. Warning bursts of machine gun fire were used to ward off the threat without those on the cruise ship becoming aware of the situation.[