public ISpaceShip attackShip() {
		ISpaceShip[] ships = World.getOtherShips();
		int nShips      = ships.length;
		ISpaceShip[] aliveShips = new ISpaceShip[nShips];
		int nAliveShips = aliveShips.length;
		int alive		= 0; 
		for (int a=0;a<nShips;a++){
			if (alive(ships[a])){
				aliveShips[alive] = ships[a];
				alive++;
			}
		}
		ISpaceShip ship = aliveShips[0];
		for (int a=0;a<nAliveShips;a++){
			if (getDistanceTo(ship)>=getDistanceTo(aliveShips[a])){
				ship = ships[a];
			}					
		}
		return ship;
	}