Have Pirates Ever Attacked A Cruise Ship

Tim Compston Guest Features Writer at Security News Desk navigates his way.

Have pirates ever attacked a cruise ship. Thome of eTurboNews ETN raises two disturbing scenarios. When pirates attacked the cruise ship MSC Melody on Saturday the captain was making small talk at the bar. 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.

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. 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. There were more than 1000 passengers on the ship.

After taking evasive maneuvers and firing at least three warning flares the pirates ceased their attack. In 2020 the type of ship most attacked by pirates was a bulk carrier. Has a pirate ever attacked a cruise ship.

Most of them were sent to the cabins. An article today by Wolfgang H. 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.

This is the link. There have been six reported attempts of pirates attacking cruise ships over the past 12 years. The volunteers together with the crew and the Israeli security service defended the ship.

Passengers have given a version of. This area in southeast Asia and the south china sea are very prone to pirate activity. Another famous cruise ship pirate attack took place on the night of April 25 2009.