Italian cruise ship foils pirates
Found on BBC News on Saturday, 25 April 2009
Capt Ciro Pinto said six pirates in a speedboat approached his Melody ship and opened fire, but then fled after security men fired in the air.
He said his crew also sprayed water on the gunmen when they tried to climb aboard using a ladder.
His [sic] said "our security started shooting in the air... and also we started spraying some water" to beat off the attackers.
Bringing along a few security men works wonders. I only wonder why they shot in the air. If someone fires 200 rounds towards me, I'd make sure that the guy won't ever fire a single bullet again.