"Searchlights were directed at the approaching craft and flares used to indicate that it had been observed, " the company said in a statement.

CNN: British cruise ship in 'pirate attack' scare

Philip was commended for his operation of searchlights during a 1941 night battle near Cape Matapan, where the British destroyed much of the Italian fleet.

CNN: Prince Philip: The man behind the queen

My parents, who were really my first rescuers, pushed me through a hole they had dug under the wire while avoiding the guards, the searchlights and the dogs.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

She said one way was to swim to the Dutch border down the River Scheldt, although the current was very strong and he risked being picked up by German searchlights from the bank.

BBC: Gathering century-old memories of wartime Belgium

They asked if they could walk with us, and all I will say is we didn't make it back to the room -- and this with the helicopters flying over with their searchlights!

CNN: Sex, Games and Olympic Village life

To frame the collection, Louboutin has placed searchlights from the Suez Canal (picked up in Cairo and at the Paris flea markets), Syrian columns purchased at auction, two Aztec-like totem poles from Mexico City and a pair of Indian rococo columns found in a Paris antiques shop.

WSJ: The Collector