Passengers on a cruise ship sailing through the Sulu-Celebes Sea near the Philippines have been warned that pirates are active ... that the external promenade deck was being closed to guests ...

This is the scary message cruise passengers are sent if they are under threat from pirates ... only essential open deck lights will be on to reduce the ships external lighting. ' ...

The footage also shows a darkened ship with minimal lighting on deck and shades drawn down on windows along a hallway. “I didn’t know there was pirates in the area,” Shipley told Storyful. The cruise ...

"During hours of darkness, only essential open deck lights will be on to reduce the ship’s external lighting… We also suggest you turn off your stateroom lights and close the curtains in your ...