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Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli bulldozer operator while trying to prevent the destruction of a Palestinian doctor's home. One of the ships in the convoy just attacked by Israel, is named for her. Rachel Corrie, the 22-year old peace activist from Washington State, who attempted to stop a bulldozer operated by the Israeli military from demolishing homes and other buildings in Gaza. Rachel was struck and killed. Some witnesses claimed she was struck deliberately, but an Israeli inquiry found her death to be an accident. The MV Rachel Corrie is one of the ships in the international aid Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was attacked by Israeli naval forces on May 31, 2010. Nine activists were killed when Israeli naval commandos boarded six vessels in a humanitarian aid convoy on Monday. The Rachel Corrie`s trip to Gaza is sponsored by two non-governmental organisations, from Ireland and Malaysia. On board is Irish Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire and former Uni...

Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) Ship found in the bottom of the sea with the contents include 180,000 gold coins. All the coins in good condition and estimated value of approximately U.S. $ 1 billion Marine archaeological research team from Hungary find the ruins of the Dutch cargo ship that sank near the coast of Brazil for more than three centuries. The ship was named Voetboog sailed from Batavia (renamed Jakarta in the past) to the Netherlands before finally drowning in the Atlantic Ocean. To the Hungarian news agency MTI, Attila the expedition team leader K. Szaloky Said that is Voetboog sailboat with three main mast. The ship belonged to the VOC (East India Company or Vereenigde Dutch trading company that was founded on March 20, 1602, and monopolizing the trade activities in Asia. When left the Batavia, the ship was carrying 109 crew (the crew). Fluyt ship types (Dutch sailing ship specifically designed for cargo) was carried silk, spices, tea, porcelain Japan and China...

NAIROBI (AFP) – Somali pirates attempted to storm the French navy's 18,000 tonne flagship in the Indian Ocean after mistaking it for a cargo vessel, the French military said on Wednesday. The crew of La Somme, a 160-metre (525-foot) command vessel and fuel tanker, easily saw off the brazen night-time assault by lightly armed fighters on two lightweight skiffs and captured five pirates, a spokesman said. "The pirates, who because of the darkness took the French ship for a commercial vessel, were on board two vessels and opened fire with Kalashnikovs," Admiral Christophe Prazuck said in Paris. La Somme is the French command vessel in the Indian Ocean, overseeing French air, sea and land forces fighting Somali pirates and hunting terrorists under the banner of the US-led Operation Enduring Freedom. Officers on the ship have directed commando operations to free French hostages in the hands of Somali pirates. The pirates tried to flee when they realised their mistake but were ...