Hard to believe they would try to board an MSC ship, the ones I have seen are monsters.....big!

I'm with Diane, wouldn't want to mess with Israeli security, for good reason. They were on the Voyager going through the "difficult" area at a reduced speed b/c of the pod problem, and I felt safe for the passengers onboard. I think they did, too, from the accounts I have read

Hard to say what the "new" rules should be now that they are becoming a nuisance for cruise ships. Several years ago when I was on Silversea going through the Straits of Malaaca, captain got on speaker and told us we were in danger zone, but they didn't bother cruise ships because there were too many crew onboard to object! Then a few months later, the Seabourn problem

I still can't figure out how they can hurl up a ladder to get on a ship that large. Surely a well positioned hose would throw them back into the water, with or without guns!