The ship was stationed at about 320 miles northeast of the launch site of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 30.8 degrees north latitude and 78.1 degrees west longitude.
The ship sustained some damage to the hull, but quickly accelerated and took evasive action such as zigzagging. After about 40 minutes, the pirates gave up chasing her at 22:50 on Sunday, March 22.
The ship, carrying 3,400 passengers and 1,100 crew members, was scheduled to take a scenic tour around the Tracy Arm fjord near Juneau today, but that event has been canceled.
The Cormoran and her crew stayed in Guam for two and a half years, becoming very friendly with the people until the day the United States officially entered World War I.
Shao-Hua Chu, the president of CPC, attended the ceremony, and his wife Mei-Lan Hsu named the vessel TAITAR No. 2 before cutting the ceremonial rope holding the vessels in place.
At the request of the Philippine Department of Transportation and Communication, trainees on the Spirit of MOL and government staff loaded about 37 tons of relief supplies, including tanks for drinking water, blankets, and buckets etc. onto the vessel.
The ship has been featured in recent television broadcasts, including a TBS broadcast on November 9, and has featured in the Japanese Wall Street Journal, 11 the Tokyo Shimbun, 12 and other national and local press.
At the ceremony, the ship was named"Diamond Gas Orchid" by Hidenori Takaoka, executive vice president of Mitsubishi Corporation, and the ceremonial rope holding the vessel in place was cut by Mr. Takaoka's wife.
Officials told employees of the South Korea shipping agency handling the ship that it was being investigated for carrying North Korean coal.
センター試験直後の1月20日から、島へ渡る唯一の手段である同船が18日間運休するからだ。
The earliest any of them will be able to return home is Feb. 8, because from immediately after the tests on Jan. 20 the ship, which is the only way to return to the islands, will be out of service for 18 days.
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