But they took the ship's captain hostage in a small boat.

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The ships cook sat in the bottom of the boat.

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The AMISOM spokesperson claimed he did not have knowledge of ship's cargo, but the boat was reportedly en route from Dubai.

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In 1761, a British carpenter named John Harrison built the first marine chronometer, capable of keeping time on board a rolling boat and providing ship captains with a way to determine their longitude during a voyage.

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The U.S. ship verbally warned the smaller boat when it was 1, 200 yards (1, 100 meters) away and fired at least one warning shot before the decision was made to fire shots to disable the boat, the officials said.

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Laura Murphy, a fellow river cruise passenger, told CNN that the ship's captain anchored the boat in Luxor after being warned against docking at any of the stops along the Nile because those areas may be unsafe for tourists.

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