Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames

Etienne · 11-21-08, 02:58 PM

Am I the only one here who's thinking about the CREW of those ships?

Yeah, go ahead. Starve 'em. It's not like sailors are human beings or anything (Ok, change of subject, you don't want me to start on THAT rant)

The pirates don't care if you disable the engine of the tanker. They don't really intend to move it around that much, so the only person who's gonna be pissed is the ship owner (And the crew members you just killed)

Destroying the superstructure without destroying the rest of the ship? Good luck. There's this thing known as heat transfer, and... Well, let's just say the rest of the ship'd suffer.

Also, you just killed the entire crew.

As for the pirates using explosives to spill oil, good luck. We're talking double-hulled tankers here, so unless they have TONS of explosives, they might be able to get one, two tanks to spill. And if they want to spill the whole tank, they have to make a pretty big hole.

I don't think the spill response ressources are available in that area to mitigate that... Plus, who's gonna pay them? Most of them are private companies. And moving that much spill response ressource to one area is gonna leave other areas wildly uncovered. Something the insurance companies, coastal states and P&I wouldn't like. Increase in premium, increase in shipping rates, increase in oil prices, etc.

Really, modern piracy? It's just like Pirates of the Caribbean!

11-21-08, 02:58 PM	#11
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Am I the only one here who's thinking about the CREW of those ships? Yeah, go ahead. Starve 'em. It's not like sailors are human beings or anything (Ok, change of subject, you don't want me to start on THAT rant) The pirates don't care if you disable the engine of the tanker. They don't really intend to move it around that much, so the only person who's gonna be pissed is the ship owner (And the crew members you just killed) Destroying the superstructure without destroying the rest of the ship? Good luck. There's this thing known as heat transfer, and... Well, let's just say the rest of the ship'd suffer. Also, you just killed the entire crew. As for the pirates using explosives to spill oil, good luck. We're talking double-hulled tankers here, so unless they have TONS of explosives, they might be able to get one, two tanks to spill. And if they want to spill the whole tank, they have to make a pretty big hole. I don't think the spill response ressources are available in that area to mitigate that... Plus, who's gonna pay them? Most of them are private companies. And moving that much spill response ressource to one area is gonna leave other areas wildly uncovered. Something the insurance companies, coastal states and P&I wouldn't like. Increase in premium, increase in shipping rates, increase in oil prices, etc. Really, modern piracy? It's just like Pirates of the Caribbean!