Have Pirates Ever Attacked A 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.

Have pirates ever attacked a cruise ship. Tim Compston Guest Features Writer at Security News Desk navigates his way. After taking evasive maneuvers and firing at least three warning flares the pirates ceased their attack. Hi this may be of interest to you.

Posted in Pirate Attacks. A luxury cruise ship carrying passengers between Rome and Singapore came under attack from Somali pirates as it sailed between Somalia and Yemen on Sunday. By Security News Desk January 27 2017.

Seabourn Spirit a luxury cruise ship carrying 210 crew members and passengers was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Passengers have given a version of. That year there were 51 attacks on bulk carriers recorded.

However pirates have attacked a broad range of vessels with varying results. The article is entitled Somali Piracy. In more than a decade there have been only six reported incidents of pirates attempting to attack cruise ships and the most recent was more than four years ago already.

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. Thome of eTurboNews ETN raises two disturbing scenarios. It is only a matter of time before Somali pirates hijack a cruise ship and.

In 2005 pirates opened fire on the Seabourn Spirit about 100 miles 160 kilometers off the Somali coast. There are many preventative measures a cruise ship has to oppose marine attacks. It is not the first time a cruise liner has been attacked.