Pirates Take Cruise Ship

You may find this hard to believe but pirates have taken over a cruise ship.

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In fact this incident was the first recorded attack on a passenger cruise ship in over a decade. Cruise ships pose a far more complex scenario. While this attack generated much media interest because of the sensationalist nature of pirates taking on a cruise ship such attacks are exceedingly rare.

Embark on the adventure of a lifetime aboard the Buccaneer Pirate Cruise. Cruise liner with more than 1000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel a maritime official said Tuesday. In fact many pirates opted for stealing the ships merchandise and treasures instead of actually taking the ship as their prize.

IE 11 is not supported. 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 water hose and a long range acoustic device. Although these craft often deployed from larger mother ships.

Pirates do attack cargo vessels and oil tankers so its only natural to wonder. Pirates Attack Cruise Ship. He asked me not to use his real name for fear the Enquirer would do a story on him and that would inevitably lead.

Legend has it that Lafitte took refuge in this area and dug a well in Laguna Vista. In April 2009 when Israeli based cargo ship MV Africa Star was attacked by nine pirates the ships crew used coils of barbed wire to prevent pirates from climbing the ship. Two cruise ships sailing through pirate-infested waters are taking precautions to make sure everyone on board is safe.