European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday january 19.19bb the stabs and stripes of the Mhz no pm mystifying duty in the North Pacific Day last of ctr conduct free of any materials la a could he sucked personnel. The enter Pike whose Home fired 1 St officer of grounded ship stabs his Captain Miami he an officer dismissed for running a British Container ship aground went berserk do sea sat urday stabbing his Captain throwing him overboard an threatening 19 other crewmen the coast guard reported. Two coast guard Cullers intercepted the -400-fool Boxer Captain Cook during the afternoon about 15 Miles South Asl f key West and apprehended the first officer. A Comizio Hernando Al of the Philippines said coast guard 1 Elly officer Ciary Slarks. We re calling off the search for the Captain for Good. He s presumed dead coast Cliuard it. Mitchell Russell said Filer two Cullers and two helicopters were called Back when darkness fell saturday. They searched All Over the ship for the Captain and could t find him but they did find a considerable amount of blood in his starts said. I i Ornando acknowledged Hal he recently had been Dis missed As the ship s first officer because of a piloting error that caused the ship to in Chi run aground off the cuban coast said Vince Jel auranus Captain of tin1 Culler Cape York on which Acmando was brought to key West. The fill has decided Noi 10 file charges against her Nando. Slarks said. Instead the Lori Misli consulate in Atlanta has requested he be deposed to Bermuda the ship origin Alington. The British Captain was not identified because rela Tives had not been Nolif cd Starks said. Crewmen who radioed for help during the morning said they did not know what triggered the rampage. When the Cullers Cape York and Northland met inc Shin All the crewmen were holed up in a single Section trying to slay away from the first officer the Crew just said he went Slarks said. They were scared to death of his but they said they Van the blood on deck and Dindl know what he was capable of doing. . Withdraws arrest warrant Pohnan sought in ship hijacking Washington Al to the Justice department has withdrawn the arrest Wirra a issued with great fanfare two years ago for Mohammes Bias wanted lit connection Wilh inc 1985 hijacking jul Ilsc cruise ship Achille Lauro and the murder of one of in Merican passengers a department spokesman said a Tuiofu spokesman Patrick Kortyn said fac warrant was withdrawn nov. 9 after a i review of the Case and after Abbas was convicted and sentenced in absent a by an italian court. The decision was de cried saturday by inc daughters of the slain american. Wheelchair bound Leon Klinghoffer of new York and by two survivors of the ship Lake Over. They said Abbas i should be held account Able in . Courts. Abbas present location is not known although there were reports last year he is based in Bagh dad. do periodic reviews to it what we have to Sun concluded at this Poinc to win in an Ameri he said thai is r Abba Jui standing indictments in arrest warrants and a r not have the Korte said. Bias was convicted in absent a in Italy in is Norfor Mically important to have a conviction in inc i aimed states. The italian tribunal was Able to consider some evidence that could not be used in . Proceedings inc spokesman said. Abbas who is also known by the code name Abul Abbas is still subject to or rest in Italy Korican said. He said there had been no plans to Nourice the withdrawal of the arrest warrant a Nihat the stale department decided to make Avail Able because italian foreign Vikt Ercilio Andreotti had mentioned the withdraj0tin Public. Abbas was accused Bubly and the United slates of masterminding inc aft1985. Hijacking of he Leal Ian liner Achille uru and the holding of its Pastien Gers for 52 hour by half Linian gunmen. During that period Klinger tar was killed by the hijackers. The dramatically a few Days later when an carrying several us sex Cis in the Case was ski by . Air Force fighters and forced to land in \ of where the alleged hijackers were arrested. Msj Abbas was on the plane but italian authorities allowed 8m to leave the country to the dismay of . Officials Fly said they had identified him As the on Januar of inc Thylli Avans subsequently developed evidence of his complicit and Al a Ina in Genoa in i9h6. Abbas and two of hrs Cre convicted in absent a and to life in prisons one of the alleged hijackers in custody. Mol i. 23, was found guilty of shoot ing Klinghoffer Ai As sentenced to 30 years in prison. Since the Hijack la Abbas has appeared in Public including in an ice Vised by Abc. He attended a Niec Impf the palestinian National Council in Algiers. Algeria april 1987. In interviews. Abbas Hai Knowledg cd he was responsible for the hijacking 9%hc claimed thai inc killing aboard the Achille Lauro Vafi an Accident. He has asserted thai he hijackers to end the Seii Urc saying that i Houfley intervention there would have been a after Abbas made a Public Apica Rancon Algiers Lasi year the stale department protested Loe Algeri an government for allowing this notorious terrorist into the
