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(Nov. 18) -- When the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama was seized by Somali pirates in April, the ship's captain was held captive for five days, and the crew complained that all they had to defend themselves were knives. But when pirates tried to attack the cargo ship again Wednesday morning, the U.S. Navy reports, the Maersk...

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01/04/12 Whalers, Sea Shepherd begin hostilities Source: ninemsn Hostilities between whalers and Sea Shepherd protesters look to be underway with images of water-cannoning appearing on the conservation group's website.
08/14/11 Grand Theft Auto has nothing to do with it Source: The Malta Independent Online The British media are thick with speculation as to what made young people run riot, set fire to buildings, ransack shops and run through the streets with their booty in full view of others.
03/24/11 Pics of violent rioters water-cannoned Source: The Star - South Africa Demonstrators gesture in front of riot police as they are sprayed by water cannons during a protest by European workers and trade union representatives to demand better job protection in the European Union countries in Brussels.
03/03/11 First Spirit Airline Flight Arrives at Yeager Source: CBS - WOWK 13 - Huntington WV The first Spirit Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. landed in Charleston this afternoon.
01/28/11 Protesters, police clash in Cairo Source: PanArmenian.net After days of protests in the Arab world that have toppled one president and shaken many others, demonstrators calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak poured from mosques in Cairo after noon prayers on Friday, clashing with police who fired tear-gas and water-cannons, according to news reports and images broadcast on television.

Background on WaterCannon

A water cannon is a device that shoots a high-pressure stream of water. Typically, a water cannon can deliver a large volume of water, often over dozens of metres / hundreds of feet.

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