Are Cruise Ships Safe From Pirates

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Are cruise ships safe from pirates. Passengers on world cruises have been told to observe blackouts to protect against pirates in African waters. At around 6 pm. MAST Ltds risk map of the Caribbean shows incidents of marine crime and piracy or attempted piracy since 2014.

Stay safe against pirates draw the curtains cruise passengers told. Aside from the distant possibility of an onboard fire hitting an iceberg or getting raided by pirates cruise ships seem entirely safe. Most of the water cannon anti-piracy systems can be remotely controlled from a safe position on ships.

The system is a collapsible fence which can be folded and kept safe when not in use. The number of attacks has grown fivefold since the late 1980s from 50 a year to more than 250 in each of. Those cruises that sail along the coats of Africa have been pinpointed as suffering particular risk.

PIRACY on the high seas given a romantic gloss by films such as Pirates of the Caribbean is a growing risk to seafarers with 340 deaths since 1992. Some of the most popular tourist and sight-seeing destinations in the world require cruise ships to transit through high-risk waters and for tour operators to travel through high-risk and uncertain areas on land. Pirates of the past like the infamous Blackbeard and Captain Hook have been sensationalized by movies and books such as the Pirates of The Caribbean series starring Johnnie Depp and some were even sponsored by countries.

Cruise lines have prepared for many challenging scenarios and ships are well-equipped to handle situations when pirates attack cruise ships. Yes it does sound surreal but I am sure that safety is first for the cruise ships. However Saturdays exchange of fire between the Melody and pirates is one of the first reported between pirates and a non-military ship.

The fact remains that while yachts have been kidnapped and cargo vessels have been hijacked for ransom there has never been a successful pirate attack on a cruise ship. Moving at speeds often not exceeding 10 knots and with open areas low to the water level cargo ships are much easier to board and to manage as there are fewer human souls to hold hostage. But its safe to sail he said.