Star Breeze

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Cruise ship built in 1989

title: "Star Breeze" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1988-ships", "maritime-incidents-in-2005", "conflicts-in-2005", "ships-of-seabourn-cruise-line", "ships-built-in-bremen-(state)", "piracy-in-somalia"] description: "Cruise ship built in 1989" topic_path: "general/1988-ships" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Breeze" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Cruise ship built in 1989 ::

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FieldValue
display_titleital
section1{{Infobox ship/image
imageStar Breeze in Portoferraio (cropped).jpg
image_captionStar Breeze in Portoferraio, Italy
section2{{Infobox ship/career
name*1989–2015: Seabourn Spirit:
operator*1989–2015: Seabourn Cruise Line
builder*Schichau Seebeckwerft
yard_number1070
launchedNovember 1988
acquired7 November 1989
in_service28 November 1989
refit2007
registry*1989–2002: Oslo, Norway
*2002–present: Nassau, Bahamas<ref name"FoF"/
identification*Call sign: C6FR4
statusIn service
section3{{Infobox ship/characteristics
header_caption
tonnage
length134 m (as built), 159.6 m (2019)
beam19.2 m
draft5 m
decks4 (passenger decks)
power*4 × Normo-Bergen diesels
speed16 kn
armament1 × LRAD
capacity208 passengers (as built), 312 passengers (2019)
crew164
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| display_title = ital |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = Star Breeze in Portoferraio (cropped).jpg | image_caption = Star Breeze in Portoferraio, Italy

|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | name = *1989–2015: Seabourn Spirit:

| fate = | status = In service | notes =

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = | tonnage = | length = 134 m (as built), 159.6 m (2019) | beam = 19.2 m | height = | draft = 5 m | depth = | decks = 4 (passenger decks) | ice_class = | sail_plan = | power = *4 × Normo-Bergen diesels

  • combined 7280 kW | propulsion = | speed = 16 kn | armament = 1 × LRAD | capacity = 208 passengers (as built), 312 passengers (2019) | crew = 164 | notes = Star Breeze (formerly Seabourn Spirit) is a German-built cruise ship completed in 1989. The luxury liner travels between Europe and Africa, and is owned by Windstar Cruises. In early 2005, she was rated the best small cruise ship by Condé Nast. In April 2015, she departed the Seabourn fleet, and on 6 May 2015 she was rechristened and entered service with Windstar Cruises.

Pirate attack

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Seabourn_Spirit_Rovinj_(03).JPG" caption="''Seabourn Spirit'' in [[Rovinj]], [[Croatia"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Seabourn_Spirit_rocked_propelled_grenade.jpg" caption="The motor of a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), shown after striking the ''Seabourn Spirit''"] ::

On 5November 2005 at 5:50a.m., while Seabourn Spirit was underway 115km off the coast of Somalia with 115 passengers, the ship was attacked by two pirate speedboats launched by a mother ship. Machine guns were fired as well as rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) at the cruise ship, and the remains of an RPG's rocket motor wedged itself in the wall of a room and was disarmed by sailors from after the attack. It was reported that a second RPG bounced off the stern. No passengers were injured, but the ship's master-at-arms, Som Bahadur Gurung, was hit by shrapnel whilst attempting to combat the raiders with a long-range acoustic device (LRAD). The sonic device repelled the pirates by blasting a powerful sound wave.

Security officer Michael Groves and British shipmate Som Bahadur Gurung (an ex-Gurkha) were honoured for their bravery by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, 16May 2007, receiving the Queen's Gallantry Medal and the Queen's Commendation for Bravery, respectively.

The ship then altered its course to Port Victoria in the Seychelles for repairs rather than the originally planned Mombasa in Kenya. The ship then sailed to Singapore and returned to its original schedule.

Later service

In 2019, the vessel was "stretched". She was cut in half and a new 84-foot section was inserted in the middle, with 50 new staterooms, accommodating 100 extra passengers. The lengthening was originally supposed to be completed in February 2020, but was delayed to November 2020 because of asbestos found in the engine room.

References

References

  1. {{in lang. sv [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/seabourn_spirit_1989.htm Fakta om Fartyg: M/S Seabourn Spirit (1989)], retrieved 7. 12. 2007
  2. [http://www.seabourn.com/YourYachts/Spirit/DeckPlans/ ''Seabourn Spirit'': ship specifications]. Seabourn Cruise Line, retrieved 23 May 2010.
  3. [http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=342327 Results for Vessel: ''Seabourn Spirit'']> [[United States Coast Guard]] Maritime Information Exchange, 2 April 2012
  4. "$250M Star Plus Initiative will upgrade our three power yachts".
  5. Lehr, Peter. (2007). "Violence at sea: piracy in the age of global terrorism". Routledge.
  6. Staff, CIN. (19 February 2013). "Windstar Completes Purchase of Three Seabourn Ships".
  7. Bomb experts tackle missile, The Herald Sun, 8{{spacesNovember 2005
  8. Rebuilding Africa tourism, Christian Science Monitor, 8 November 2005
  9. Cruising into hell, ''The Daily Telegraph'' (Australia), 8 November 2005
  10. (17 May 2007). "'I beat pirates with a hose and sonic cannon'".
  11. Cocktail party follows pirate attack, The Courier-Mail,2005-11-08
  12. (4 December 2019). "Why Cruise Lines Keep Cutting Their Ships in Half". Bloomberg.com.
  13. "Stretched Star Breeze Delivered to Windstar Cruises".

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