Have Pirates Ever Attacked A Cruise Ship

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Have pirates ever attacked a cruise ship. Tim Compston Guest Features Writer at Security News Desk navigates his way. An article today by Wolfgang H. The volunteers together with the crew and the Israeli security service defended the ship.

November 5 2005 1247 PM AP. There are no plans in place to rescue the passengers when this happens. By Jim Walker on December 6 2009.

However cruise ships have thorough procedures to protect themselves from pirates particularly in areas known for high rates of attacks. There have been six reported attempts of pirates attacking cruise ships over the past 12 years. The article is entitled Somali Piracy.

There are many preventative measures a cruise ship has to oppose marine attacks. In 2005 pirates opened fire on the Seabourn Spirit about 100 miles 160 kilometers off the Somali coast. This area in southeast Asia and the south china sea are very prone to pirate activity.

With the threat of terrorist groups like ISIS and pirates and the hundreds of millions of dollars invested in every cruise ship a pertinent question to ask in this uncertain world is just how safe and secure are these vessels. Posted in Pirate Attacks. Cruise ships pose a far more complex scenario.

On 26 November 2012 a cruise ship owned by Azamara Club Cruises subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd named Azamara Journey was approached by several small pirates skiffs off the coast of Oman. Pirates fired a rocket-propelled grenade and machine guns Saturday in an attack on a luxury cruise liner off the east African coast the vessels owners said. Passengers have given a version of.