1/31/1983 – Four Korean sailors seize control of a 300 foot freighter.
12/27/1982 – Five pirates boarded a Swedish cargo vessel and stole rolls of cloth.
7/6/1982 – Crew men aboard the Coast Guard cutter “Boutwell” sabotaged the vessel to hijack a sailboat in tow containing marijuana.
12/26/1982 – The Filipino ferry “Santa Lucia” was bombed by Moro Liberation Front.
3/9/1982 – A Lebanese cargo ship was bombed at the port of Tyre.
1/2/1982 – A Lebanese oil tanker was rocketed while loading Iraqi crude in the port of Tripoli.
1/2/1982 – French Navy divers removed a bomb on the hull of British research vessel “Herate.”
1/2/1981 – A bomb exploded on a destroyer at Sancander, claimed by the military wing of the Basque ETA. …show more content…
8/22/1981 – Iranian monarchists hijacked a patrol boat.
7/6/1981 – The Filipino coaster “Illana Bay I” was hijacked by terrorist.
2/7/1981 – British coal ship “Nellie M.” was bombed by IRA gunmen.
10/29/1980 – A Libyan ship was bombed and sank. The Maltese National Front was suspected.
9/29/1980 – Africa. The trawler “Costa de Terzanova” was boarded by Polisario guerillas that kidnapped the crew.
7/2/1980 – Africa. The Moroccan trawler “Cap Juby II” was bombed by Polisario guerillas.
5/22/1980 – Africa. The Spanish trawler “Garmomar” was seized by Polisario guerillas.
3/11/1980 – Mauritania, Africa. The Spanish supertanker “Maria Alejandra” exploded and sank.
3/6/1980 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The British aircraft carrier “HMS Hermes” received a bomb threat from the