Pirates Attack Cruise Ship Caribbean

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Pirates attack cruise ship caribbean. Later that month Oceanias Nautica thwarted an attempted attack by pirates while sailing through the Gulf of Aden. A year later in April 2009 MSC Cruises former. Following 83 days in captivity the crew of five and the ship were released after the owner H.

After all look how long pirates have been doing it compared to these cruise lines. The crew members sued Maersk Line Ltd the operator of the vessel and Waterman Steamship Corp the crewing company which hired 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.

We all grew up listening to stories reading books and watching movies about pirates. For an experience that takes you right back to the citys salty-dog past check out the Pirates of Nassau attraction which features actors exhibits and. 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.

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After taking evasive maneuvers and firing at least three warning flares the pirates ceased their attack. Today Nassau is a popular cruise stop in the Caribbean with many major cruise lines dropping anchor in its port. Royal Caribbean crew member and Tiktok user ericafromamerica shares what her ship did for safety when it sailed through the Gulf of Aden a.

There was one case in 2009 when pirates captured a cruise ship but quickly released it when they realized there were no passengers aboard. The cruise ship was able to fend off the pirates with water cannons. Two different cruise ships have recently taken fairly extreme.