Are Cruise Ships Safe From Pirates

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Are cruise ships safe from pirates. Personally I wont be surprised if cruise ships start carrying professional security staff when cruising in the Gulf of Aden. There have been no pirate attacks on cruise ships in at least five years but despite this cruise ships have not stopped taking precautions when traveling in areas previously known for pirate. Two cruise ships sailing through pirate-infested waters are taking precautions to make sure everyone on board is safe.

Yes it does sound surreal but I am sure that safety is first for the cruise ships. Electric fence non-lethal system consists of an electric fence which surrounds the ship and prevents pirates from climbing. We board our luxury cruise ship in Djibouti on the Gulf of Aden near the.

Thanks to your interesting post my misconception is cleared. Mr Pellegrino said all MSC cruise ships were staffed with Israeli security agents because they are the best trainedThis is not the first attack on a cruise liner. This is because of what is deemed a legitimate threat by pirates.

The 10000-ton cruise ship registered in the Bahamas. We are no longer referring to the Jack. A vessel was attacked off Liberia but there have been no incidents to the north of this and Senegal and the Cape Verde islands remain relatively safe.

It is always good to know that sufficient precautionary measures are taken in the cruise ships for an unlikely event of pirate attack. Saturday Silver Spirit competed its transit of the Gulf of Aden a region notorious for pirates who attack and hijack ships with incidents recently escalating. Aside from the distant possibility of an onboard fire hitting an iceberg or getting raided by pirates cruise ships seem entirely safe.

Stay safe against pirates draw the curtains cruise passengers told. Passengers on world cruises have been told to observe blackouts to protect against pirates in African waters. Those cruises that sail along the coats of Africa have been pinpointed as suffering particular risk.