2005 Cruise Ship Pirate

Somalian Cruise Ship Pirates.

2005 cruise ship pirate. Cruise ship escapes attack by pirates 100 miles off Somalia. Pirates Attack Cruise Ship November 5 2005 1247 PM AP Pirates fired a rocket-propelled grenade and machine guns Saturday in an attack on a luxury cruise liner off the east African coast the. The ship was on a cruise from Alexandria in Egypt.

Since 2005 many international organizations have expressed concern over the rise in acts of piracy. The pirates were in two small boats and were carrying machine guns and a rocket-propelled grenade when they attempted the attack on Seabourn Cruise Lines Spirit about 535 am. Pirates Attack Cruise Ship.

The Seabourn Spirit was attacked by two pirate boats about 100 miles off the Somali coast. The 10000-ton Seabourn Spirit came under fire at about 530am. An April 2008 pirate attack on Le Ponant a French luxury sailing vessel was more successful.

2005 - cruise ship outruns pirates. The pirates approached in 25ft speedboats and shot at the ship with the grenade launcher and machineguns. EST 0941 GMT Somalia CNN -- A luxury cruise line will re-evaluate whether to offer future cruises off the coast of Somalia after pirates attempted to attack one of its ships early Saturday.

On a cruise a few months ago before Covid 19 was the most dangerous threat on the high seas a band of pirates in several speed boats hurtled at full speed towards the cruise ship as we sailed off. Turns out it wasnt pirates but just a navigator. In 2005 Seabourn Spirit was about 100 miles off the coast of Somalia when pirates fired AK-47 machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades in an attempt to highjack the ship.

They can go a lot faster than one might think. A cruise ship sailing off Somalia has beaten back gunmen in speedboats who opened fire on it in an apparent pirate attack which terrified passengers. 2007 - released rolls of razor wire over the side of the ship - Saga ship outruns pirates - Cruise International yes same link as 2008 2008 - cruise ship outruns pirates.