Crewmembers file lawsuit against the companyUnlike the first time the Maersk Alabama was attacked off the Horn of Africa, the vessel carried arm guards.
Unlike the first attack in April, the vessel averted a hijacking.
The use of armed security and a high decibel sound device reportedly helped deter a second pirate attack Wednesday off the east coast of Africa.
According to an Associated Press report, four pirates attacked the U.S. flagged ship, opening fire from 300 yards away.
However, the pirates abandoned their attack after the vessel's security guards returned fire and deployed a "long range acoustic device," also known as an LRAD, which emits an ear-splitting sound of up to 140 decibels.
Meanwhile, crewmembers aboard the vessel during the April hijacking have filed a lawsuit against Maersk Line Ltd. and Waterman Steamship Corp. for alleged failure to adequately defend the ship in known pirate infested waters.
Attorney Brian Beckcom of law firm Vujacinovic and Beckcom of Houston, Texas is representing six crewmembers in that suit.
Source: The Huffington Post
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