Pirates Attack Cruise Ship Caribbean

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Pirates attack cruise ship caribbean. 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. Later that month Oceanias Nautica thwarted an attempted attack by pirates while sailing through the Gulf of Aden. The crew members sued Maersk Line Ltd the operator of the vessel and Waterman Steamship Corp the crewing company which hired them.

10 Cruise Ships Attacked by Pirates in the 21st Century. The cruise ship was able to fend off the pirates with water cannons. Crew members were ultimately rescued and the ship was recovered after a ransom was paid.

Folmer Co paid a ransom of US 723000 which was negotiated down from 15 million. Two Cruise Ships Brace For Potential Pirate Attacks. On June 3 USS Carter Hall a Harpers Ferry-class landing ship dock engaged the pirates firing machine-gun bursts at the skiffs in tow behind the Danish ship but failed to stop them.

On my recent Suez Canal cruise on Spectrum of the Seas we sailed through the Gulf of Aden which has had pirate activity in the past. The Telegraph newspaper in the UK. The ship sailing crew-only was hijacked.

We all grew up listening to stories reading books and watching movies about pirates. In 2009 MSC Melody was attacked by pirates but some of the passengers who spotted the skiff approaching managed to throw some of the pool furniture at the pirates to stop them boarding the ship. Find a Deal Now.

Find a Deal Now. Ad Award Winning Cruise Holidays With Freedom Fun and Flexibility. There was one case in 2009 when pirates captured a cruise ship but quickly released it when they realized there were no passengers aboard.