1985 The Cruise Ship Achille Lauro

In October 1985 four members of the Palestine Liberation Front took control of the liner off Egypt as she was sailing from Alexandria to Port Said.

1985 the cruise ship achille lauro. On October 7 1985 the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro was commandeered by four individuals identifying themselves as members of the Palestine Liberation Front PLF a breakaway faction of the Palestinian Liberation Organization PLO The hijacking occurred as the Achille Lauro drew close to Port Said Egypt on a short excur-. The Achille Lauro traveled to the Syrian port of Tartus where the terrorists demanded negotiations on October 8. Aboard were 748 passengers and several hundred crew.

The untold story of the horrendous murders which led to the 1985 Achille Lauro hijacking - the terrorist outrage thats been made into an opera sparking protests in America. Death of Klinghoffer. Naples Alexandria Port Said Ashdod Limassol Rhodes Piraeus Capri and then back to Genoa.

7 1985 the Italian cruise ship MS Achille Lauro was hijacked by four members of the Palestine Liberation Front off the coast of Egypt in the Mediterranean. On October 7 1985 four members of one of the PLOs factions the Palestine Liberation Front PLF hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro and demanded the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. MS Achille Lauro the Infamous October Cruise in 1985.

The gunmen are demanding. On October 7 1985 the Achille Lauro an Italian-flag cruise ship was seized while sailing from Alexandria to Port Said The hijackers members of the Palestine Liberation Front PLF a faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO2 had boarded the ship in Genoa posing as tourists. Achille Lauro Hijacking The Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on the 3 rd October 1985 with 748 passengers for a twelve ay cruise on the Mediterranean Sea.

We were rescued by several shi. MS Achille Lauro was a cruise ship based in Naples Italy. As the first Chandris charter season was slowly coming towards an end of what had been an excellent first season the Achille Lauro departed Genoa on October 3 1985 for a 11-day cruise visiting.

On 7 th October at Alexandria 651 of the passengers from the Achille Lauro left for a bus tour of the pyramids leaving 97 onboard. Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro leaves Port Said harbor on Oct. A 69 year old Jewish American man in a wheelchair Leon Klinghoffer was murdered by the hijackers and thrown overboard.