Just kill the pirates !

[sno_duc]

Get every country that has had a ship hijacked in the last couple year to send a couple of warships. Then total complete naval blockade, 5 miles to 50 miles offshore, nothing in or out. If you have to lay a few hundred miles of mines to get the job done so be it.

[supakpow2]

Get every country that has had a ship hijacked in the last couple year to send a couple of warships. Then total complete naval blockade, 5 miles to 50 miles offshore, nothing in or out. If you have to lay a few hundred miles of mines to get the job done so be it.

1900 miles of coast line is a lot to "total complete naval blockade". good Idea but horrible logistics. that's part of the problem now. too much area to cover.
I hate to say it but it seems the only way to get results is to show no tolerance. when a pirate ship is spotted, take care of it NOW not later. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".
I don't agree with the policy, and i'm not advocating this, but it just seems that this is the only way to make any lasting impression.
when the risk is so outweighed by the payoff then they'll stop. I know that it has all kinds of repercussions to this route but what else will work?

[silentbob]

maybe we could bow to them

[ducatiz]

King Fahd : "ooo, i am so happy, did you bring that new shipment of little children for me??"

[ducpainter]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/12/somalia.pirates/index.html

nothing to see here...

move along.

[Grampa]

yeah!

[ducatiz]

I am very glad the Capt will be going home (mostly) safe and sound. 

Go team!

[Triple J]

 

[Porsche Monkey]

Bravo!! Very good to hear. 

[silentbob]

I knew Joel's plan would work.  I guess Ducati and the Navy monitor this board for ideas.

[MotoCreations]

A friend in the Navy (Navy SEAL) offered the best solution last night -- get a submarine to submerge at speed beneath the life raft.  They won't have time to do anything in the raft as they will be bounced hard and flying through the water for a good minute.  Get rescue divers in the water immediately after to do triage and save the hostage.  Only problem he mentioned is if the submarine should miss its target... only then would it get ugly.

[Dannyboy]

While it may be operational, for demonstration use on the History [hitler?] channel, I do not think it is mass produced and on board at this point. The idea was riot-stopping, etc.

They have been deployed and used with varying degrees of success.  There is a private security company that was using them.  They were able to repel one attack but then another time it didn't work and the security team jumped ship and left the crew to fend for themselves.  I don't think they've had too much business since then.

[MotoCreations]

He was just rescued a few minutes ago -- check your latest newsfeed!

[Triple J]

I knew Joel's plan would work.  I guess Ducati and the Navy monitor this board for ideas.

Not quite Joel's plan. Sounds like Navy snipers killed them when they showed themselves (finally). Negotiations had also broken down since the US was demanding (rightly so) that the pirates be turned over for prosecution. Force was required.

So much for the US being "gutless"...which was my point.

[Old-Duckman]

I've got to give credit where credit is due...The US did the right thing. Who cares what other countries think, if our people are in danger, take action.

It is my first time for this administration but, I give the obama administration a thumbs up for this response/action.

Got this quote from a pirate from a Reuters article:

"The French and the Americans will regret starting this killing. We do not kill, but take only ransom. We shall do something to anyone we see as French or American from now," Hussein, a pirate, told Reuters by satellite phone.

All I can say is "Bring it on Hussein."

"We do not kill..." Then why are you pointing guns at hostages you idiot?

Glad our guy is safe and also glad that there are 3 less pirates on the seas now...!