NAIROBI, Kenya (Dec. 2) - The luxury American cruise ship steaming across the Gulf of Aden with hundreds of well-heeled tourists just might have been too much for Somali pirates to resist. But the six bandits, riding in two skiffs and firing rifle ...

Pirates Chase, Fire on US Cruise Ship - AOL

Sunday's attack on the M/S Nautica, which was reported Tuesday, comes several weeks after a NATO mission served mainly to underscore the impotence of the world community. A handful of Western ships can do little to prevent attacks in a vast sea, and ...

Industry watcher: More pirate attacks on cruise ships to come - USA Today

The brazen pirate attack this week on a cruise ship in the Gulf of Aden wasn't a fluke, and the cruise industry should brace itself for growing problems in the region, says a leading expert on the topic. "The genie is out of the bottle," says Doug ...

Short The Cruise Lines, Buy The Cruises - Forbes

Deep package discounts of as much as 85% signal trouble ahead for cruise line stocks. Make money on the downside. Deep package discounts of as much as 85% signal trouble ahead for cruise line stocks. The smooth sailing days for the leisure cruise ...

Oregon passenger describes pirate attack on cruise ship - kgw.com

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) -- Ordered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner -- "Pop! Pop! Pop!" -- then felt the ship speed up to escape. At this port north of the ...