Have Pirates Ever Attacked A Cruise Ship

In fact there has never been a successful pirate attack on a.

Have pirates ever attacked a cruise ship. 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. However pirates have attacked a broad range of vessels with varying results. Most of them were sent to the cabins.

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. In 2020 the type of ship most attacked by pirates was a bulk carrier. By Jim Walker on December 6 2009.

Hi this may be of interest to you. Tim Compston Guest Features Writer at Security News Desk navigates his way. 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.

Cruise ships pose a far more complex scenario. If you were concerned with a trip down to the Caribbean like Haiti or anywhere south of the Keys you should have no worries. The general region where the cruise ship was adrift -- off the coast of Tanzania -- has seen a rash of attacks by Somali pirates but they have never hijacked a cruise ship.

There have been six reported attempts of pirates attacking cruise ships over the past 12 years. The fact remains that while yachts have been kidnapped and cargo vessels have been hijacked for ransom there has never been a successful pirate attack on a cruise ship. Another famous cruise ship pirate attack took place on the night of April 25 2009.

However cruise ships have thorough procedures to protect themselves from pirates particularly in areas known for high rates of attacks. After taking evasive maneuvers and firing at least three warning flares the pirates ceased their attack. But where you sail.