 From 8 to 10 October 1985, F-14s from participated in operations involving the hijacked Italian cruise liner, .F-14As from VF-74 and VF-103 performed combat air patrols with the additional task of monitoring activity on the sea around "Achille Lauro".Members of the U.S. National Security Council devised a plan that involved using "Saratoga"s F-14s to intercept an aircraft that was to carry the hijackers to safety after U.S. intelligence discovered Egyptian authorities were preparing to put the hijackers on an EgyptAir 737 being flown to Tunisia.