@Fivestar4everMVP, you can seen that TypoTonic gave a better explanation because that thread can still be on politics and society board.
Please I do not know what supposed to be posted on politics and society.
The list of unofficial rules says:
Section: Other
Politics & Society - Discussion about politics, recent event in the world - both related and unrelated to Bitcoin.
Don't sweat it. The staff can follow their interpretation of the rules, so a mod may have thought that the thread fits better in Off-topic.
The seized cruise ship is a recent event in the world that people can learn from. Off-topic would have not been bad but what I do not like about the board is the little engagement because most people are not visiting the board and also they are not posting there.