# What kind of defenses do cruise ships have?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 22, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-defenses-do-cruise-ships-have/416467 "2007-08-22T04:53:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-defenses-do-cruise-ships-have/416467/21 "2007-08-24T03:20:22Z")

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[QUOTE=Kizarvexius]  
I orphan make that mistake myself.  
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Is that “orphan” frequently or “orphan” a person with no parents?

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**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-defenses-do-cruise-ships-have/416467/22 "2007-08-24T10:42:52Z")

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They can still be risky. Perhaps the Dianne Brimble affair is not well known outside Australia but animals can operate in packs on vessels. [Wiki.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Brimble)

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-defenses-do-cruise-ships-have/416467/23 "2007-08-24T15:17:33Z")

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[QUOTE=Cicero]  
Perhaps the Dianne Brimble affair is [not well known](http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/07/02/1151778811725.html) outside Australia…  
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My gosh, what a horrible read.

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**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-defenses-do-cruise-ships-have/416467/24 "2007-08-24T15:35:03Z")

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[QUOTE=lieu]  
My gosh, what a horrible read.  
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It is disgusting. So what control goes on onboard rather than being raided from outside? And the article omits a few details (which I won’t post but are readily available) that makes your stomach churn.

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**Author:** ![MrFloppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@MrFloppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFloppy)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-defenses-do-cruise-ships-have/416467/25 "2007-08-24T19:39:55Z")

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[QUOTE=lieu]  
My gosh, what a horrible read.  
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Indeed. This article has much more: [RTP Slot: RTP Live Slot Online Hari Ini | Info Bocoran RTP Slot Pragmatic](http://www.cruisebruise.com/Dianne_Brimble.html)

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-defenses-do-cruise-ships-have/416467/26 "2007-08-27T03:28:11Z")

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[QUOTE=Cicero]  
It is disgusting. So what control goes on onboard rather than being raided from outside? And the article omits a few details (which I won’t post but are readily available) that makes your stomach churn.  
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The Brimble affair could have occurred in any nightclub/hotel district anywhere. I don’t see it as a cruiseship problem.

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