Have Pirates Ever Attacked A Cruise Ship

However pirates have attacked a broad range of vessels with varying results.

Have pirates ever attacked a cruise ship. There were only six reports of pirates attempting to attack cruise ships over the last 10 years. Pirates attacked the cruise liner MSC Melody using automatic weapons. Hi this may be of interest to you.

Posted in Pirate Attacks. In fact there has never been a successful pirate attack on a. The last hijack happened in 2017 when Aris 13 was hijacked by pirates in two skiffs a few miles off Alula yet this was the first hijacking of a large commercial vessel since 2012.

In 2020 the type of ship most attacked by pirates was a bulk carrier. Cruise ship 407 Attack failed. 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.

November 5 2005 1247 PM AP. An article today by Wolfgang H. Thome of eTurboNews ETN raises two disturbing scenarios.

A newspaper in Oman published a report today indicating that a cruise ship approximately 15 nautical miles off Masirah Island east of Oman was aggressively approached by two skiffs suspected of belonging to Somali pirates on November 23rd. After taking evasive maneuvers and firing at least three warning flares the pirates ceased their attack. The article is entitled Somali Piracy.

Seabourn Spirit a luxury cruise ship carrying 210 crew members and passengers was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Two Cruise Ships Brace For Potential Pirate Attacks. 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.