I am no naval expert, but obviously the pirates can hardly attack a ship without revealing themselves.

我不是海军专家，但显然海盗几乎不可能不在暴露自身的情况下攻击船只。

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The Times newspaper of the 23rd of July of that year carried a story of the attack of the Dutch ship Vhan Fredericka by pirates in the sea near Cuba.

那一年7月23日的《泰晤士报》记载过：一艘名叫“Vhan Fredericka”的荷兰船支在古巴附近的海域受到了海盗的攻击。

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If they continued to refuse to attack they would be put off of the ship in a foreign land.

如果他们继续拒绝参与攻击的话，在船到达陌生的大陆时他们将会被赶下船去。

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One day, the insects' love of sweets caused them to attack a ship that was bringing sugar to the camp.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

Last month, Hamas refused Iran's offer to provide an escort for their aid ship to Gaza following the flotilla attack, saying the Iranian assistance might only complicate the situation.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

U.S. officials have said the ship is carrying attack helicopters and munitions from the port of Kaliningrad.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

If a ship is under attack or getting approached by a suspicious craft then the crew call one of two mobile phones lying on the desk.

BBC: Seeking Somali pirates, from the air

Royal Caribbean, the cruise-line company, announced a week after the attack that its Nordic Empress ship could no longer depart from New York because authorities had taken control of the port.

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