Do Cruise Ships Carry Weapons

In April 2009 the Maersk Alabama cargo ship was attacked and captured by four Somali pirates less than 300 nautical miles off the Coast of Somalia.

Do cruise ships carry weapons. Mace pepper sprays and knives of. As I posted on the other thread they do carry guns but they also have high-powered water guns and high-frequency sound guns that cause great pain and can burst the ear drums. FYI our shipping company only provides razor wires.

Pin On Barcos. Then a lot depends on whether the ship carries weapons or not. The only guns on Brittish cruise ships are flare guns to be used to attract attention in an emergency.

Cruise ships are flagged in foreign countries like the Bahamas or Panama. Most major cruise lines do not allow passengers to bring firearms on board. So This Happened Outside My Appartment Imgur Abandoned Ships Boat Cruise Ship.

During Operation Telic Phalanx guns were removed from ships and were crewed by RN personnel based at Basra airport as part of the Centurion C-RAM system. Contrary to people who want to believe that the ships are armed but the cruise lines dont want to tip their hand to the terrorists there is in fact no hidden cache of weapons ready to be deployed by the cruise ships security forces. All weapons are prohibited on cruises due to cruise ship security regulations.

Under the Law Enforcement Safety Act officers cannot carry firearms on cruise ships. Pin On Best Yachting Vacations. I would not sail if the ships did not have properly trained and armed security but in generally the cruise lines do not speak of their security plans.

Private security guards on board an Italian cruise ship carrying 1500 passengers and. Taking a gun on a cruise may also violate maritime law as well as the laws in the ports you visit. What really happened on the Maersk Alabama.