[LadyDoc]

They tend to repeat previous acts of terrorism.

They already did this with the Achille laura.

I suspect the difference is that if they tried hijacking a cruise ship again, the passengers might rise up in a mutiny.

Or they could attack a ship with a small ship full of explosives like the USS Cole.

But the Cole was a smaller ship than these passenger liners. Does anyone know the logistics of making a huge hole in a liner, if it would sink?

[TBall]

"Does anyone know the logistics of making a huge hole in a liner, if it would sink?" Yeah, those cruise lines are made a lot tougher than military ships. Also, I don't think a terrorist could sink one because there so big.

[ChefKeith]

I would hope that much was learned from the "unsinkable" Titanic when it comes to ship building and watertite compartments, but if enough compartments are breached and fill then any ship will go down.

I am sure that We will have a Knowledgeable Freeper come by here and give details.

So BTTT for info better than mine.

[Aquinasfan]

I suspect the difference is that if they tried hijacking a cruise ship again, the passengers might rise up in a mutiny.

Against a bunch of terrorists with machine guns?

[mewzilla]

Does anyone know the logistics of making a huge hole in a liner, if it would sink?

It's been used in a book before, not Tom Clancy this time, Clive Cussler.

[Kozak]

Well the zodiac suicide bomb that got the Cole is going to be damned hard to defend against. Ditto if Mad Mo's ragbag jihadists start trying to take out airliners with general aviation aircraft when they are on final, or trying to take off ( although that will take some piloting skill). Driving a zodiac, or a cigarette boat full of high explosives at a cruise ship at or near port is childs play in comparison.

We cannot WIN this on defense. There are an infinite number of ways to attack a complex society. Thats why we need to take the fight to THEM. Something the idiot Demon-Rats can't seem to grasp.

[Alouette]

Does anyone know the logistics of making a huge hole in a liner, if it would sink?

Did you see TITANIC?

[PLMerite]

"Does anyone know the logistics of making a huge hole in a liner, if it would sink?"

If they have control of the ship, they can make it sink.

[VOA]

Or they could attack a ship with a small ship full of explosives like the USS Cole.

I suspect that will be a bit more challenging now.
We now have a Commander-In-Chief and a Secretary of Defense who probably have
instituted rules of engagement to "shoot the h-ll out of them" if a small boat
fails to heed warnings to stand-off.

"There's a new sheriff in town" since January 2001.