Camouflage gets Steve Irwin through pirate alley

12:08 AM Mon 9 May 2011 GMT

'The Steve Irwin - imagine her camouflaged and a large &rsquo;77&rsquo; on her hull' .

It wouldn't work for a sailing boat, but aggressive conservationist ship Steve Irwin has successfully used camouflage and a large '77' emblazoned on its hull to deter pirates while transiting the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden. What the pirates thought is anyone's guess, and they would certainly have been confused by the piracy symbol of the skull and crossbones on the flag. Here is the account of the incident by the owner, the Sea Shepherd organisation: The Steve Irwin successfully ran the gauntlet of Somali pirates today as the ship and crew transited the Gulf of Aden to ...

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by Sea Shepherd/Sail-World Cruising