CANCUN,
Mexico--Brandishing a grenade and firing assault rifles into the night
air, half a dozen hooded pirates attacked a ferry returning from the Caribbean
resort isle of Cozumel. They robbed passengers of money and valuables,
threw two security guards overboard and beat a crew member before speeding
off in another boat. The pirates made off with bags of money from an armored
car that was on board. One of the security guards was rescued, but
the other is still missing. The ferry's engineer was hospitalized
with serious head injuries caused by the beating.