Queen's Award to Michael Groves and Som

[norm2002]

There is a much better article in today's Daily Mail. A different version - with a great photo - is at Daily Mail.

[PittsburghJack]

Norm,

An excellent article about two very courageous men armed with only rudimentary defensive weapons.

I hope the parent company has instituted other measures to discourage any further encounters.

From information gathered, I understand the LRAD is very effective, but is always supported by lethal secondary options.

(Long Live the Watch and Red Hackle) Jack

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[crystal808]

Thank you for the link to the article, Norm,

 

and thank you, Host Dan, for your reminder! :)

 

Paul :D

[Seabourn-nail]

 

Oh yes, now I know who we are talking about!

It is always nice to have a face with the name.

[norm2002]

Someone at my office has just sent me a link to a report on the BBC website - BBC News

[dalliowner]

We never met Michael as we boarded Spirit in Hong Kong after the attack , but just found out he lived in the next village to us , and his mother still does. Congratulations to both

[norm2002]

One more link I just found - Daily Mail

[editor@cruisecritic]

And the award is also big news here on Cruise Critic :) -- it's our item of the week; check out the photo and news item....

www.cruisecritic.com/news

Best,

Carolyn

Carolyn Spencer Brown

Editor

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[blackbird71]

And the award is also big news here on Cruise Critic :) -- it's our item of the week; check out the photo and news item....

 

www.cruisecritic.com/news

 

Best,

 

Carolyn

 

Carolyn Spencer Brown

Editor

Cruise Critic

 

Carolyn

 

Maybe I will see you on another line. Ross Klein,PHD agrees with me on the stupid move by Seabourn for not taking care of the security officers.

I’m with you re: the stupidity of it for Seabourn, from a PR perspective and from one involving staff commitment. The financial loss would have been amazing (to Seabourn and to the industry generally) had the pirates been successful … the image of cruises as safe would have been pretty well destroyed.

IMHO, in the future, security people on Seabourn will not put themselves in danger, knowing Seabourn will not take care of them.