From 1520 to 1560, French privateers were alone in their fight against the Crown of Spain and the vast commerce of the Spanish Empire in the New World, but were later joined by the English and Dutch. This officially sanctioned piracy was known as privateering. Piracy was sometimes given legal status by the colonial powers, especially France under King Francis I (r.1515–1547), in the hope of weakening Spain and Portugal's mare clausum trade monopolies in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. No, a merry Life and a short one shall be my Motto. In an honest Service, there is thin Commons, low Wages, and hard Labour in this, Plenty and Satiety, Pleasure and Ease, Liberty and Power and who would not balance Creditor on this Side, when all the Hazard that is run for it, at worst, is only a sower Look or two at choaking. The following quote by an 18th-century Welsh captain shows the motivations for piracy: In the 16th century, pirate captains recruited seamen to loot European merchant ships, especially the Spanish treasure fleets sailing from the Caribbean to Europe. Pirates were often former sailors experienced in naval warfare. However, while pirate attacks remain a threat you can be rest assured that cruise ships are prepared for the worst and history shows the pirates efforts will only be in vain.Main trade routes prey to 16th-century piracy: Spanish treasure fleets linking the Caribbean to Seville, Manila galleons (after 1568) (white) and Portuguese India Armadas (after 1498) (blue) This is sometimes even joined by bundles of logs that can be released onto smaller boats that attempt to attach themselves to the hull.Īnastasia Tyler, even wrote on her cruise blog that when a cruise she was on was approached by pirates, that there were two snipers on board the ship.įor obvious reasons, cruise lines stay quite tight-lipped about what they actually have on board in event of an attack, which means it is only speculation to wonder what is on any particular ship. Other known precautions taken include placing razor wire around the outer edges of the hand rails to prevent pirates from using grappling hooks to climb onboard. This is a water gun that shoots an 128km/h ‘360-degree curtain of water’ to blast pirates and repel their attacks. After initial attempts at warding off the attacks were unsuccessful, a security officer turned the LRAD onto the pirates and quickly repelled them, forcing them to abandon their attacks.Īnother example of pirate defence technology is the ‘Nemesis 5000’, designed by Security Alliance For Effective Solutions. In 2005, luxury ship Seabourn Spirit was attacked by pirate speedboats off the coast of Somalia, who were firing bullets and shooting rockets at the ship. This is a way for ships to non-lethally ward off attackers. It blasts a piercing noise in a directed beam, so ear splitting it can cause permanent ear damage for people more than 300 metres away. The sonic boom Ms Jasinski referred to is LRAD technology or Long-Range Acoustic Device.
“If all else failed, there was the sonic boom – we were told it can knock pirates off their feet or ladders if they get too close.” No entry here for those slippery little suckers. If the high-pressure spray didn’t stop wannabe intruders, the detergent solution should. “The captain said we could outrun any pirate ships but just in case, officers were on watch 24/7 and fire hoses were at the ready on Deck Seven. Ms Jasinski also said that 10 of the cruise’s 104 days at sea were spent in a dusk to dawn lockout as the ship sailed through the high-risk waters. “Any remaining smirks soon disappeared as the pirate drill alarm sounded and the crew was instructed to move on to their designated muster stations.” “It was made very clear on the Sea Princess, very quickly, that this pirate threat was not something to be joked about.” The world can get crazy #dreamjob #bucketlist #cruise #pirates #tiktoktravel #fyp #foryou #crew #learnontiktok #learnontiktokĬarolyne Jasinksi, a luxury cruise passenger also sailed through the Gulf of Aden and its surrounding seas and wrote on of her experience.
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