| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Series |
Praeger security international (Series)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Modern cruise ships, laden with passengers and booty and virtually undefended, make tempting prizes for pirates and terrorists and are easy marks for criminals and sexual predators. The taking of a cruise ship by pirates or terrorists, or an ad hoc combination of the two, has the potential for a titanic catastrophe on the scale of 9/11. The scourges of piracy and terrorism, both financed by international criminal groups, are increasingly intertwined: piracy on the high seas is becoming a key tactic of terrorist groups, while many of today's pirates are maritime terrorists with an ideological bent and a broad political agenda. Yet, the cruise industry's security programs to protect their passengers at sea and in port are pitifully inadequate to meet the rising threats. |
| Contents |
Modern cruise ships : their predators, their vulnerabilities, and their victims -- Cruise ships in the cross hairs : pirates and terrorists -- The crime statistics and stories that the cruise lines don't want you to know -- Protecting passengers and crews from pirates, terrorists, and cruise ship accidents -- The limitations of U.S. and international maritime regulatory regimes and maritime agencies : protecting cruise ship passengers and crews -- Clear and present dangers for cruise ships and future remedies. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Piracy.
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Maritime terrorism.
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Cruise ships -- Security measures.
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Hijacking of ships.
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Maritime law.
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Cruise ships -- Security measures |
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Hijacking of ships |
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Maritime law |
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Maritime terrorism |
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Piracy |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Gaouette, Mark. Cruising for trouble. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, ©2010 (DLC) 2009050857 |
| ISBN |
0313382352 (ebook) |
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9780313382352 (electronic bk.) |
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9780313382345 (alk. paper) |
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0313382344 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786612524431 |
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