Pirates Attack Cruise Ship

In 2005 when she was known as the Seabourn Spirit she was attacked off yje East African coast by Somali pirates.

Pirates attack cruise ship. To prepare for any eventuality ships are often equipped with high-pressure. Cruise liner with more than 1000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel a maritime official. Passengers on board PO cruise ship Aurora travelling on its annual world cruise earlier this year were summoned to a briefing from the captain to be told what to do in case of a pirate attack.

Italian cruise ship Msc Melody enters the port of Messina May 15 2008. Pirates near Somalia chased and shot at a US. How cruise ships prepare for pirate attacks.

Cruise ships travel right across the world and from time to time they must cross pirate-infested waters. We are no longer referring to the Jack Sparrow-type of pirate but of course Somali pirates who are active in the Gulf of Aden. Pirates chase open fire on US.

For five nights while the ship was passing the Horn of Africa and through the Gulf of Aden the outdoor Promenade Deck was closed from dusk until dawn. I was out not too long ago and the amount of traffic boggles ones mind. A year later in April 2009 MSC Cruises former MSC Melody experienced perhaps the most infamous cruise ship pirate attack.

A video that the Carnival corpo. However pirates have attacked a broad range of vessels with varying results. Passengers on board PO cruise ship Aurora travelling on its annual world cruise earlier this year were summoned to a briefing from the captain to be told what to do in case of a pirate attack.

A cruise insider has recently revealed the contingency plan for a pirate attack on a cruise ship. 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. Two different cruise ships have recently taken fairly extreme measures to make sure those aboard are prepared should.