Cruise Ship Attacked By Pirates 2013

The ship was attacked with grenades but managed to avoid capture by adopting zig-zag manoeuvres and blasting the pirates with high-pressure.

Cruise ship attacked by pirates 2013. Oceania Cruises premium cruise ship attacked by two skiffs hiding amongst fishing vessels while traversing the Maritime Safety Protection Area on the Gulf of Aden. By Claudia Cuskelly 1513 Sun Sep 17 2017 UPDATED. In 2020 there was an increase of pirate attacks against ships worldwide compared with the previous year.

Pirates Attack Cruise Ship. The pirates fired on it with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. A year later in April 2009 MSC Cruises former MSC Melody experienced perhaps the most infamous cruise ship pirate attack.

This is the Star Breeze cruise ship. Seabourn Spirit a luxury cruise ship carrying 210 crew members and passengers was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Passengers aboard a luxury cruise liner have given graphic accounts of a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden while reports emerged of a fresh attack on a another liner carrying.

The attack failed and soon the pirates were detained by sailors of the American destroyer USS Gonzalez. This is live footage from the first ever attack by Somalian pirates against a cruise ship - Seabourn Spirit in November 2005. This was a surprise as I didnt even think of pirates when I booked the cruise and under normal circumstances this probably wouldnt have.

On the 2 nd day of the Dubai to Southampton cruise on-board the Queen Mary we were informed of security procedures that would be taking place tonight due to going through pirate waters. In 2005 while 100 miles off the coast of Somalia pirates in speedboats attacked the small cruise ship. 18 rows Seabourn Spirit a luxury cruise ship carrying 210 crew members and passengers was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia.

If you think pirates only exist on attractions at Disneyland think again. 1514 Sun Sep 17 2017. 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.