Alarm over fresh pirate attacks

4 December 2008 00:00

Passengers aboard a luxury cruise liner that was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden have spoken of the ordeal, amid reports of a fresh pirate attack on another vessel carrying Australians.

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