Somali pirates, what would YOU do?

[Cato]

Currently it is very difficult for a merchant ship to get port clearance if they are armed. Many countries do not allow armed ships to enter port.

Small arms do not equal a danger to the commerce of the seas, when used by the right hands and for defensive purposes.

[Bloodeagle]

Small arms do not equal a danger to the commerce of the seas, when used by the right hands and for defensive purposes.

Probably not but these things do seem important to the Maritime community and the rules that they have enacted.

[Cato]

Probably not but these things do seem important to the Maritime community and the rules that they have enacted.

Real pirates sail in manowars, not speedboats.

[Tom Cat]

This is what should be mounted on every major merchant vessel to deal with pirates:

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The 40mm bofers could be mounted on smaller vessels.

[Cato]

The Somali pirates don't have any large vessels do they?

[Bloodeagle]

The Somali pirates don't have any large vessels do they?

No, they need electric fencing around the deck, and a pack of Mandril's topside , to thwart the sneaky bastards from climbing aboard uninvited.

I have also read of smaller yachts scattering caltrops across the deck at night, to notify the crew if any barefoot savages had boarded.

[Cato]

I still think that some armed marines would solve the piracy problem.

[Thorum]

"(Reuters) - A U.S. judge sentenced a Somali pirate to 33 years and nine months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the 2009 seizure of the Maersk Alabama container ship in the Indian Ocean."

He should have been shot...

[The Ripper]

Start a private consulting agency specializing in anti-piracy protection for shipping lines with a couple of buddies.

[Germanicus]

I still think that some armed marines would solve the piracy problem.

Captain Kirk and every star ship vessel has a contingency of red shirts(marines) The great Captain Cook circumnavigated the globe with marines on board...Marines would indeed stop your vessel being boarded, but the problem would'nt be solved by carrying marines, the problem is only dealt with by addressing the problem direct to the pirates home ground?