Later in the day , three ships of the squadron launched Motion their ship 's boats and instigated a boarding action against the anchored ships , in defiance of Genoese neutrality .

The French crews resisted Defending , but the British boarding parties successfully captured Conquering all three vessels without suffering Bodily_harm any casualties Killing .

Two PFLP hijackers who were prevented Preventing_or_letting from boarding the El Al flight , hijacked Committing_crime instead Pan Am Flight 93 , a Boeing 747 , diverting the large plane first to Beirut and then to Cairo , rather than to the small Jordanian airstrip .

During boarding Having_or_lacking_access , a bomb Use_firearm , hidden Hiding_objects in the aircraft 's 'Fly Away Kit ' ( a collection of small spare parts ) , exploded Attack .

This frigate , HMS `` Amethyst '' chased Motion `` Thétis '' and brought Bringing her to battle Hostile_encounter , closing Openness with the French ship but preventing Preventing_or_letting the soldiers aboard `` Thétis '' from boarding Temporary_stay the British ship and using Using their superior numbers to overwhelm Destroying her with heavy and accurate gunfire Use_firearm .

The superior seamanship and discipline on `` Southampton '' prevented Preventing_or_letting Gaspard from boarding Temporary_stay the British ship with his greater numbers and within half an hour `` Heureuse Réunion '' was dismasted Destroying and battered Damaging .

`` , but the British boarding party Social_event overwhelmed Destroying them .

`` Confiante '' was badly damaged Damaging and boarding parties from `` Hydra '' and the other ships were able to board Temporary_stay and burn Destroying her the following morning .