Gunmen again storm Amazon River cruise ship carrying Americans

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The London Telegraph is reporting another brazen attack on a small luxury ship that operates $5,000-per-person cruises on the Amazon River -- the second such attack in two weeks.

The news outlet says Aqua Expeditions' Aqua, a well-known luxury vessel that has won rave reviews since debuting on the river early last year, was stormed Tuesday by nine armed bandits carrying guns and hand grenades.

The news outlet says the bandits bound the hands and feet of the 20 British, American, Spanish and Australian vacations on board and stole their valuables at gunpoint. The attackers reportedly overcame two police officers guarding the ship after a similar attack ten days ago, and the Telegraph reports there later was a shoot-out with police called in to hunt down the attackers.

The Aqua sails three-, four- and seven-night expeditions on the Peruvian part of the Amazon River year-round that start at $700 per person per day. Cruises start in the Peruvian city of Iquitos.