Pirates Attack Cruise Ship

A year later in April 2009 MSC Cruises former MSC Melody experienced perhaps the most infamous cruise ship pirate attack.

Pirates attack cruise ship. British passengers aboard a luxury cruise liner are recovering after the ship was attacked off the coast of Africa by pirates firing a rocket propelled grenade and machine guns. Following a late-night outdoor classical music concert several. This is live footage from the first ever attack by Somalian pirates against a cruise ship - Seabourn Spirit in November 2005.

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. However pirates have attacked a broad range of vessels with varying results. In fact as per Cruise Critic pirates have attacked cruise ships about a half dozen times in the past decade and change.

How cruise ships prepare for pirate attacks. 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. Of the many things that could go wrong on a luxury cruise a potential pirate attack doesnt come to mind.

And typically there are military ships planeshelicopters that can be dispatched to deal with pirates. Cruise ships travel right across the world and from time to time they must cross pirate-infested waters. 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. Riding in two small speedboats the pirates fired at the ship with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades but the crew drove them off with a. YOUR SHIP HAS BEEN ATTACKED BY PIRATES YOU HAVE TO COLLECT THE SEASHELLS AND COMPLETE THE GAME.

Pirates chase open fire on US. Cruise ships and most other vessels respond to the threat of attack by pirates by employing safety in numbers. In 2005 when she was known as the Seabourn Spirit she was attacked off yje East African coast by Somali pirates.