Pirates Attacking Cruise Ships 2017
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Pirates attacking cruise ships 2017. Observation and protection of ships from pirate attacks by non. It was the first hijacking of a large commercial vessel since 2012. Pirates cruised the Caribbean Sea and the North American coast searching for likely targets.
When pirates attack an armed confrontation is likely and. By John Honeywell 9 August 2017 745am. Posted in Pirate Attacks.
A retired US Navy admiral is very concerned about terrorists attacking cruise ships. An article today by Wolfgang H. The cruise ship was able to fend off the pirates with water cannons.
There have been six reported attempts of pirates attacking cruise ships over the past 12 years. Location of high-risk area for cruise ship piracy. According to her account the passengers were also told that if pirates did approach the ship which the captain noted could outrun their boats the ships crew would spray them with fire hoses or activate a sonic boom to deter them.
A year later in April 2009 MSC Cruises former MSC Melody experienced perhaps the most infamous cruise ship pirate attack. 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. As it does for counter-piracy operations in.
Such an attack on a cruise ship. Paul Szoldra Jul 1 2017. The article is entitled Somali Piracy.
