Another pirate attack and this one is bad

[RickC Sniper]

Originally Posted by CCIP

As far as I know, that's not an eventuality but something that's been happening for a while. It's far from universal, but from what I understand a lot of merchants in hot piracy areas already have armed guards on board.

I would think that because of the monetary loss of even one ship by the shipping company this would be an easy decision.

Perhaps for now, insurance is still more cost effective for them?