It is currently the fifth most violent state in Venezuela, according to the 2018 report by the Venezuelan Violence Observatory (Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia – OVV), with a homicide rate of 97 per 100,000 inhabitants. Sucre has been a base for drug trafficking for over 10 years. SEE ALSO: Venezuela Pirates Harassing FishermenĮxperts consulted by InSight Crime agreed that these pirates are working for two drug trafficking gangs, based in the localities of San Juan de Unare y San Juan de las Galdonas, in the municipality of Arismendi. Their boat engines have also been stolen in violent attacks. Fishermen have been targeted for robberies, often being stripped of their belongings. In recent years, the attacks on fishermen have increased due to the scarcity of essential products in Venezuela. But smuggling has been a way of life for many inhabitants of both countries, separated by just 16 kilometers of ocean. Trinidadian fishermen have suffered constant attacks by Venezuelan criminal groups, according to a recent report by The Telegraph. The attacks were attributed to rising criminality in Venezuela due to the ongoing economic and social crisis. 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.Increased pirate attacks in the waters between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela show that criminal gangs in the Venezuelan state of Sucre are trying to dominate the drug trafficking route from the country's coast to the Caribbean. 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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