How Do Cruise Ships Prevent or Protect Themselves From Pirate Attacks?
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Several ways:
* Don’t go where the pirates are.
* They are high. Boarding them from small boats is close to impossible.
* Ships, even civilian ships, are made from thick steel. Rifles won’t penetrate, and even if a RPG round hits, it’ll make a hole above the water line.
* Cruise ships have their own security onboard. They are mainly there to handle unruly passengers, but, if need be, they can fend off pirates as well.
* Radio. The can call for assistance. As boarding is next to impossible, any attack will take time, and that means time for support (probably air support) to arrive. Remember, the attacks usually happen pretty close to land.
* Secrecy. They don’t really announce their planned route to the world ahead of time, and the sea is big. Sure, there are “lanes of traffic” on the ocean as well, but the pirates can’t just hang around, that would get them caught. They need to do fast hits.
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