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> somebody is going to hijack the wrong boat and the owners will turn out to be willing to retaliate with excessive force It's been known to happen: http://pen
by defen 17y ago
> somebody is going to hijack the wrong boat and the owners will turn out to be willing to retaliate with excessive force
It's been known to happen: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/texts/plutarch/lives/caesar*.html#2 http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/texts/plutarch/l...
- onoj 17y agoI talked with a shipping guy a while ago - they are used to paying "fines" of 25K up just to pass through. He also said that they never arm the ships - it would just lead to escalation and he did not want his crews harmed.
- rick888 17y ago"I talked with a shipping guy a while ago - they are used to paying "fines" of 25K up just to pass through. He also said that they never arm the ships - it would just lead to escalation and he did not want his crews harmed." This isn't very smart. These pirates now know that there is little to no risk for them, which has led to what they mention in this article: a pirate business. These companies should use that 25K to hire a professional armed guard (or guards) to protect the shipments. They may not even have to shoot or kill anyone. Just the presence of weapons will make them think twice before attacking another ship.