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2011-10-30 Britain

Armed guards to protect British ships from pirates

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Posted by tipper 2011-10-30 14:20|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 A M134 on both port and starboard sides would be nice.

Additional units on the bow and stern would be even nicer.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2011-10-30 14:47|| 2011-10-30 14:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Private Marines. That would seem a good job for disabled veterans.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-30 15:47|| 2011-10-30 15:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Doesn't help if the port the ship is sailing to doesn't allow the ship to be armed.

OK, there are a lot of ports world wide not operating at capacity due to the economy; with several such diversions, those ' no-arms- allowed' ports might start rethinking their stategy ( of course that logic won't work in the PAC NW, loonie bin central regarding commerce)

Posted by USN, Ret. 2011-10-30 20:00|| 2011-10-30 20:00|| Front Page Top

#4 When I took a Holland America cruise, there were different rates for upper decks and lower decks, cabins with balconies or whatever they're called on ships, and whether you even had a porthole.
So how much does this cost, does it include food, and what kind of accomodations are there? Is there an open bar? Is there a discount for bringing your own weapon?
What does it take to get on the waiting list? Do various companies make this a prize for, say, sales performance?

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2011-10-30 20:02|| 2011-10-30 20:02|| Front Page Top

#5 How long until that hoax about the pirate-hunting cruise comes true?

Posted by trailing wife 2011-10-30 20:26|| 2011-10-30 20:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Hoax? What hoax? Does it make sense to actually pay armed guards? It would be like paying golfers to go around Pebble Beach.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2011-10-30 21:43|| 2011-10-30 21:43|| Front Page Top

#7 I get it now. It's the security companies. They want the business.
Boy, I call that greedy.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2011-10-30 21:44|| 2011-10-30 21:44|| Front Page Top

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