Evidently a major cruise ship was attacked yesterday in the Gulf of Aden by two small pirate boats but was able to escape at full speed, despite having shots fired at it. Score one for the Bold Princess Royal:

"Thank, God," cried our captain when that pirate had gone,
"Go down to your grog, me boys, go down everyone;
Go down to your grog, me boys, and be of good cheer,
For while we have sea room, we've nothing to fear."

Cheerily,
Charley Noble