Somali pirates take US registered ship but crew regains control but captain is still being held hostage,
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04 ... index.html
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My understanding was that they don't allow the sailors themselves to be armed. But there can be a armed guard on the boat at all times which some company's do have. But that's expensive to have people with guns who are highly trained sitting on your boats 24/7 idea. When needed GREAT when not its pricey idea. Now I think training the crew to sue guns (not just handing them the guns idea) and some tactics and such would go a long way but the UN then has a issue.Buffalo Six wrote:The UN, that wonderful body of malcontents, wont allow merchant vessels to be armed nor carry armed "parties"
Now there is the non leathel alternatives, one is that high engergy sound generation toy that has actually been used to fend off pirate attacks on a cruse ship off the African coast if I remember right.