Security team repels Pirates

Heard about this, I think it's about time that international law is modified to protect foreign trade. These links are not just critical to the U.S. but to many countries in the world. Even though only a very small fraction of ships may be hit, it's those small numbers that can jack insurance rates for shipping companies way up, and cause the shipping routes to change to the "long way around", also jacking up costs.
 
I think allowing security personnel to be present on merchant vessels is adequate for merchant vessel security but new laws regarding fighting pirates in international waters should be passed.
 
It's great to see that a better stance is being taken of pirates. It's nice to know that our trade is at least having a good attempt at being protected. Yet one thing is still on mind, would this in turn make the pirates go for more less gaurded ships like yaughts and cause them to capture incent citizens just on holiday? We've already got this problem of a couple being help ransom who were just on holiday. Yet according to British policy, I believe, they will refuse to pay ransom or even assist you when you are arrested. Could more problems start to occure? However it;s nice to know that the waters are tring to bemade safer!
 
I guess so.....or maybe us British are just so boneidle that all we care about is a good time and we'll get it anyway we want.......
 
Never said I was. Anyway, to get back on topic. Is there anything else that the pirates attack other than freight ships and yaughts? I mean, do they attack fishing vessels or something?
 
You've got to be kidden me! That is just ridiculous! And I thought Somalia was trying to reduce the threat? Surely the best place to start is with nothing for them to hunt? By the way, did you see at the right the special offers? REAL PIRATES! It's like it's part of the tour.

"And our next stop people will be to be overrun by pirates. Pleases have your wallets and purses at the ready, it's going to be a bumpy ride!"

lol.

EDIT: After a better look at the site.....is this a joke site or something? They seem to be advertising an attack by pirates.
 
Yin717 said:
You've got to be kidden me! That is just ridiculous! And I thought Somalia was trying to reduce the threat? Surely the best place to start is with nothing for them to hunt? By the way, did you see at the right the special offers? REAL PIRATES! It's like it's part of the tour.

"And our next stop people will be to be overrun by pirates. Pleases have your wallets and purses at the ready, it's going to be a bumpy ride!"

lol.

EDIT: After a better look at the site.....is this a joke site or something? They seem to be advertising an attack by pirates.
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I would be concerned about the economic factor, I agree with 13th on the pleasure cruising around Somolia, you have the whole wide ocean blue to go cruising on and you are a moron and choose Somolia? If you do that I believe you get what you get. I only care about how much effect that increased shipping costs would have on the world market, not some bloke and the saftey his million dollar bath toy.
 
Yeah... but unfortunately rescue operations are launched or ransoms are paid since some of these guys with expensive toys also have very powerful friends.
 
I've read books of fishing vessels being attacked for their money and catch.

the_13th_redneck said:
Yeah... but unfortunately rescue operations are launched or ransoms are paid since some of these guys with expensive toys also have very powerful friends.
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Sadly your right. I guess most of the 'citizens' to be captured would be big men with lots of money who have other big friends to help get them out of trouble. I guess their not really helping the situation.
 
True about the fishing boat thing. Sometimes it is amazing of some of the things pirates hunt. I still can't understand though why hijacked a sailing yaught. I mean, it wasn't even that big. Just your average sailing boat!

I've seen on the news that US vessels are patrolling the seas in Somalia. Is it just US vessels and how many are their patrolling?
 
Yin717 said:
Nice to know Britain is doing it's bit! No wonder all our ships are being hijacked!
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"Ships" can be broad topic, you have to wonder what kind of vessels where sent to patrol the seas around Somalia. That can tell a story in itself.
 
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