Somali pirates 'seize Danish children' in Indian Ocean

tater · 03-01-11, 09:34 AM

Q-ships and an ROE policy that deals with the problem on the spot. (Summary destruction).

Set new rules regarding separation between ships. Any ship closing that range gets destroyed, survivors are not rescued (which is a good idea, cause I'd use pirates bobbing in the water for target practice).

MaddogK · 03-01-11, 10:46 AM

+1 on the Q-ship idea,
...but is it legal ? It could almost be construed as entrapment.

Gerald · 03-01-11, 05:10 PM

The Danish family being held hostage by pirates off the Horn of Africa will die in a rescue attempt, threatening the pirates. Denmark has sent several warships to the area to hunt down pirates.

Jimbuna · 03-02-11, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

why do people sail in those waters??!!

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Originally Posted by Snestorm

Merchant ships go where they're sent, but pleasure craft is something completely different and begs the question, what in the world are these people doing there?

My theoughts entirely

Rockstar · 03-02-11, 09:35 AM

Maybe kind of along the lines of knowing it's possible that a violent storm can rear it's ugly head without notice on our passage. We might reason about the chances of the boat capsizing and loosing our life at sea etc etc. Yet we still go.

Also too most cruisers I know are a self-loathing bunch of sheep. They tend to believe having firearms will only escalate to more violence. A simple flare gun or their little LhasaApso will scare off any would be intruders. They have a real screwed up world view, believing if they could just talk with these people they could bring peace and harmony to the high seas. They just don't get it there are people out there who wish to do them harm and take their possessions.

Cruising magazines once awhile tell of rape and murder but never offer good advice. Usually they follow-up with the latest stun-gun color fashions.

MaddogK · 03-02-11, 11:13 AM

Those nice peace-loving guys at sea-shepherd have already shown the way. They use an air powered 'spud gun' to shoot at whaling ships and have substituted paint and acid jars for potatoes. Imagine what you could do with one of those loaded with a mazeltov coctail shell.

If Sea shepherd can use it, it must not be a weapon prohibited by international law, right ?

Spoon 11th · 03-05-11, 11:55 AM

Over 800 somali pirates have been arrested so far. UN is considering building a special prison for them somewhere.

03-01-11, 09:34 AM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Q-ships and an ROE policy that deals with the problem on the spot. (Summary destruction). Set new rules regarding separation between ships. Any ship closing that range gets destroyed, survivors are not rescued (which is a good idea, cause I'd use pirates bobbing in the water for target practice). __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

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MaddogK XO Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago, Ill. Posts: 409 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	+1 on the Q-ship idea, ...but is it legal ? It could almost be construed as entrapment. __________________ May fortune favor the foolish

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	The Danish family being held hostage by pirates off the Horn of Africa will die in a rescue attempt, threatening the pirates. Denmark has sent several warships to the area to hunt down pirates. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

03-02-11, 11:13 AM	#6
MaddogK XO Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago, Ill. Posts: 409 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Those nice peace-loving guys at sea-shepherd have already shown the way. They use an air powered 'spud gun' to shoot at whaling ships and have substituted paint and acid jars for potatoes. Imagine what you could do with one of those loaded with a mazeltov coctail shell. If Sea shepherd can use it, it must not be a weapon prohibited by international law, right ? __________________ May fortune favor the foolish

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03-02-11, 09:35 AM	#5
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Maybe kind of along the lines of knowing it's possible that a violent storm can rear it's ugly head without notice on our passage. We might reason about the chances of the boat capsizing and loosing our life at sea etc etc. Yet we still go. Also too most cruisers I know are a self-loathing bunch of sheep. They tend to believe having firearms will only escalate to more violence. A simple flare gun or their little LhasaApso will scare off any would be intruders. They have a real screwed up world view, believing if they could just talk with these people they could bring peace and harmony to the high seas. They just don't get it there are people out there who wish to do them harm and take their possessions. Cruising magazines once awhile tell of rape and murder but never offer good advice. Usually they follow-up with the latest stun-gun color fashions.

03-05-11, 11:55 AM	#7
Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Over 800 somali pirates have been arrested so far. UN is considering building a special prison for them somewhere.