Pirates Attack Cruise Ship

Published Nov 9 2005 1201 AM by The Maritime Executive.

Pirates attack cruise ship. Seabourn Spirit a luxury cruise ship carrying 210 crew members and passengers was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. A cruise insider has recently revealed the contingency plan for a pirate attack on a cruise ship. 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.

That is prevention 101. Cruise ships passing through this area must take extra. Pirates near Somalia chased and shot at a US.

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. To prepare for any eventuality ships are often equipped with high-pressure. 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.

A year later in April 2009 MSC Cruises former MSC Melody experienced perhaps the most infamous cruise ship pirate attack. If you think pirates only exist on attractions at Disneyland think again. November 5 2005 1247 PM AP.

But for the 1900 passengers sailing from Sydney to Dubai aboard the Sea Princess that impossibility seemed all too real as their ocean liner became a ghost ship for 10 nights. The commander of the ship says his crew successfully fended off an attack by pirates off Somalia returning fire when the. Cruise ships travel right across the world and from time to time they must cross pirate-infested waters.

Pirates chase open fire on US. Italian cruise ship Msc Melody enters the port of Messina May 15 2008. Of the many things that could go wrong on a luxury cruise a potential pirate attack doesnt come to mind.