DANIA BEACH, FL – APRIL 13: Captain Gerard Pannell keeps an eye on a cargo ship’s bridge controls during a demonstration of how they use simulators at the Simulation, Training, Assessment & Research Center (STAR) to teach merchant marines, among many things, how to react to a potential threat from pirates on April 13, 2009 in Dania Beach, Florida. Most of what they teach now is non-lethal, such as maneuvering the boat or the use of water canon to thwart a boarding attempt. STAR trains shipping companies throughout the world, including Maersk, whose cargo ship Alabama was overtaken by pirates this past week near Somalia’s coast en route to the Kenyan port of Mombasa. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Gerard Pannell
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