From prosecuting pirates left the cruise liner, on board which was more than a thousand people

Nautica cruise ship managed to escape from Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. This, as reported at the Malaysian anti-piracy center of the International Maritime Bureau. "On board were 656 passengers and 399 crew members," - said the head of anti-piracy center Noel Chung.

Cruise ship Nautica sent from Rome to Singapore from entering into major ports of Italy, Egypt, Oman, UAE, India, Malaysia and Thailand. Liner was attacked in the past Sunday. Captain time noticed two suspicious boats, began to maneuver and increased speed. Pirates had to make several shots in the direction of the vessel but were unable to penetrate its board. No one was injured.

The company, owner of the vessel reported that the airliner followed in the Gulf of Aden security corridor, patrolled by the Navy in various countries.

This year the Somali coast have been committed about 100 attempts to capture vessels, of which 40 have proved successful for pirates. There are currently in the hands of bandits are 15 ships, including the Ukrainian ship Faina with tanks on board and the Saudi supertanker Sirius Star with a cargo of 2 million barrels of oil.