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The specifics of the boat had been a closely guarded secret due to fears Iraqi or Al-Qaeda terrorists might launch different types of boats if they believed the craft's makeup had been discovered. If one of the protruding metal horns contacts the metal skin of a ship it triggers an immediate ch...

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Published inThe Courier-mail
Main Author Rory Callinan IN BASRA
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brisbane, Qld Nationwide News Pty Ltd 12.04.2003
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Summary:The specifics of the boat had been a closely guarded secret due to fears Iraqi or Al-Qaeda terrorists might launch different types of boats if they believed the craft's makeup had been discovered. If one of the protruding metal horns contacts the metal skin of a ship it triggers an immediate chemical reaction which detonates hundreds of kilograms of explosives packed into the boat. Last week Captain Peter Jones, the then commander of one of the coalition task group which included HMAS Kanimbla, HMAS Anzac and HMAS Darwin, said the suicide boats posed the greatest threat to shipping. "There are obviously fanatics or pretty motivated people out there," he said.
ISSN:1322-5235