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2005-05-16 China-Japan-Koreas

Shipowners Want Stronger Action to Stop Piracy

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Posted by Danielle 2005-05-16 13:41|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 .50 M2HBs. Q-ships. Yardarms.

Posted by Mike">Mike 2005-05-16 15:16|| 2005-05-16 15:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Damn straight, Mike. Stretch some piratical necks. Sink a few dhows. Let 'em know that "this shit can be hazardous to your continued existance".

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-05-16 16:43|| 2005-05-16 16:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Most shipowners don't want to arm their ships. Use of weapons on a merchant essentially and legally makes it a combatant.

Second, one either has to train the crew in use of weapons, or bring armed guards aboard. The former is unlikely; 90% of mariners aren't well-paid, aren't interested in anything but the job they do have, and have no loyalty to the ship beyond a paycheck. Given some owners I've met, that's not surprising.

Same for armed guards. Some owners would, but then you run into additional headaches.

Posted by Pappy 2005-05-16 20:41|| 2005-05-16 20:41|| Front Page Top

#4 All right, Pappy, that's understandable to an extent. But if one of the Navies catches some pirates, then a summary trial and execution of at least the leaders (maybe let the peons live to tell others) might be useful.

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