Soviet Ship’s Engineer Beats off Three Pirates
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MOSCOW — Pirates boarded a Soviet merchant ship as it left Singapore, but one crewman managed to force all three intruders overboard, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
The newspaper Soviet Russia said the attack on the Vietnam-bound freighter Slutsk took place Tuesday night.
The pirates surprised chief engineer Vasily Makarov, 48, in his cabin and demanded money and valuables, the daily said. The engineer hit one of the intruders with a stool before taking on the other pirates.
“The pirates jumped overboard, and their motorboat disappeared in the night,” the report said.
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