Pirates seized record 1,181 hostages in 2010 - report

TLAM Strike · 01-18-11, 07:00 PM

But what of the fishing crews? Do you think that the owners of ships like the Golden Wave, Vega 5, or Shiuh Fu No.1 could afford merc detachments to defend their ships?

Even if armed crews prevent pirate attacks does anyone think they will just go home and forget the whole thing? Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (or just al-Shabaab for short) is very active in Southern Somalia, putting these pirates out of business might be what al-Shabaab needs to recruit them.

There was already a suicide attack on a French supertanker off the coast of Yemen in 2002 (pictured) and a Japanese tanker was attacked in the STOH last year. Heavier weapons like MRLs may come in to play very quick, like during the Tanker War:

^Stills from a video of one such attack...

Improvised sea mines have been used in Iraq...

(Image from USN EOD Document)

Right now we are mostly negotiating with them for release of crews, arming merchant crews would be like declaring war on them. Worst thing that could happen is that we end up with another Tamil Sea Tigers like force. Imagine Narco Smugglers taking their boat building skills to war...

Suicide Boats...

Midget Submarines...

As long as Somalia is unstable there will be a threat against the sea lanes near there.

01-18-11, 07:00 PM	#6
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	But what of the fishing crews? Do you think that the owners of ships like the Golden Wave, Vega 5, or Shiuh Fu No.1 could afford merc detachments to defend their ships? Even if armed crews prevent pirate attacks does anyone think they will just go home and forget the whole thing? Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (or just al-Shabaab for short) is very active in Southern Somalia, putting these pirates out of business might be what al-Shabaab needs to recruit them. There was already a suicide attack on a French supertanker off the coast of Yemen in 2002 (pictured) and a Japanese tanker was attacked in the STOH last year. Heavier weapons like MRLs may come in to play very quick, like during the Tanker War: ^Stills from a video of one such attack... Improvised sea mines have been used in Iraq... (Image from USN EOD Document) Right now we are mostly negotiating with them for release of crews, arming merchant crews would be like declaring war on them. Worst thing that could happen is that we end up with another Tamil Sea Tigers like force. Imagine Narco Smugglers taking their boat building skills to war... Suicide Boats... Midget Submarines... As long as Somalia is unstable there will be a threat against the sea lanes near there. __________________