In the Times it says they are treated like 'businessmen'.

Sure I read a story recently about a cruise ship that used a sonic 'boom' or something to shake them off (or bloody their ears or whatever it does)

 

My mate works in maritime security, a really interesting area of security right now!!

 

As captured supertanker anchors off Somalia, pirates strike again

As captured supertanker anchors off Somalia, pirates strike again | World news | The Guardian

 

got to be 100 foot up the side of one those things with it going 20 knots .!

 

Wasn't he in the Sugarhill Gang?

 

saw this on the news and commented to the missus that its crazy, that in the year 2008 feckin pirates are controlling some of the "high seas"

 

Yes I suppose by now they have got pretty well organised.

Les

 

AND with a wooden leg!

 

They are going to have to get tough...these pirates are just becoming more bold.

Either that, or you have to accept that you just cannot sail in those waters at all....which is hardly acceptable.

 

BBC NEWS | South Asia | India 'sinks Somali pirate ship'

 

That's the way you need to act. A few patrols shadowing ships and destroying any pirates they come across.

Steve

 

"The INS Tabar sunk the pirate "mother ship" after it failed to stop for investigation and opened fire instead, an Indian navy statement said."

Thats more like it

 

So who has jurisdiction then?
I'm sure the SBS could do a great job but I don't think they'd be allowed to carry it off.
The Navy SEALS could try - they'd be twice as pumped up, have much bigger guns but all get shot or blow the entire ship up.

Think aggressive Navy patrols are the way forward. Radar is advanced enough to track any boat and a few patrolling jets or gunships could soon sort out any pirate activity.

 

Special forces - pah...


We should be sending in Matteeboy, Scoobynet's very own resident Ninja

 

How about I make the pirates try my Chinese Press ups? That'll sort them out...

 

Daily Mash has a good one about this...Venture Capitalists investing in Pirates

 

I think that kind of proves Bravo's point about well armed loonies. Maybe these ones weren't completely well trained...

Who else would attempt to use infantry weapons against an alert warship whilst sitting on top of a bomb of ammo? They should have welcomed the boarding party and entered honourable negotiations.

J.

 

BBC NEWS | UK | Navy hands over pirate suspects

The Royal Navy do shoot pirates

Steve

 

only a matter of time before the cook, who happens to be a former navy seal, manages to break out of the walk in fridge & re takes the ship single handed.

 

They should have tied their hands and legs together and tossed the rest overboard just like the good old days

 

and that fit bird jumps out of the cake in just her un-mentionables

Steve

 

I would think there's a chance of this happening.

Surely quite a tricky one though?

Although, saying that: they could obviously blow the lot up and spill the oil, but they surely wouldn't do that while they were on-board? And they wouldn't have any time to go anywhere if special forces went on-board...if they even realised what had hit them.

It'll be interesting to see what happens.