Cruise Ship Goes Dark To Avoid Pirates

In January 2011 now-defunct Spirit of Adventures ship of the same name encountered suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean.

Cruise ship goes dark to avoid pirates. Beers range from 5. After all passengers were escorted to their cabins the ships crew which included a small Israeli security detail attempted to fend off the pirates. Discover the Cruises To Avoid And Why.

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In 2005 Seabourn Cruise Lines Spirit which had 150 passengers on board managed to evade an attack by armed Somali pirates. Somali pirates like to hang out here and there was a terrorist attack at the airport in 2016. Learn about BAEs anti-piracy laser system and LSD 100 laser system here.

Some probably have radar available but I doubt that it is very many. Cruise ship goes into ghost mode for 10 days to avoid pirates. Passengers were told to turn off their lights draw all curtains and close the shutters as the sun began to set.

Somali pirates are not at all above attacking cruise ships most cruises dont dock at Mogadishu but even if they were you wouldnt want to visit violent Aden which has been the recent. Of the many things that could go wrong on a luxury cruise a potential pirate attack doesnt come to mind. The anti-piracy laser device uses a non-lethal laser beam to provide a visual warning to pirates and distract them temporarily.

Weve done some digg. And no actually most of the pirates are operating out of extremely rudimentary boats. The laser device can be used during both day and night and can be easily operated by the ships crew.