United Kingdom - Ireland
Jan. 01, 1961 - Pirate Seized Ship Sighted 100 Miles Off Trinidad: A Swedish vessel is reported to have sighted the 20, 000 ton Portuguese owned cruise liner Santa Maria - 100 similes East of Trinidad. The vessel carrying 600 passengers was grabbed in the Caribbean yesterday in a machine gun and hand grenade battle by a band of men led by 65 year Old Captain Henrique Calvo - prominent opponent. The British Frigate H.M.S. Rothesay - flagship of Commodore Shand of Fareham, Heats - and commanded by Commander J. Milller leads the chase for the Santa Maria'. Warships in the hunt have full support of the Portuguese Government. Phot Shows Commodore H.C.J. Shand, age 45, the man leading the hunt for the kidnapped
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