Admiral Mark Fitzgerald during his VOA interview, 21 Apr 2010
Adm. Fitzgerald is absolutely correct. It's high time merchant marine vessels came with weapons for self-defense against marauding pirates, from arms lockers to ship-mounted cannons.
Admiral Mark Fitzgerald during his VOA interview, 21 Apr 2010
Adm. Fitzgerald is absolutely correct. It's high time merchant marine vessels came with weapons for self-defense against marauding pirates, from arms lockers to ship-mounted cannons.
There’s a business plan in here somewhere.
While I agree that ships should have weapons to repel boarders (pirates and such), the root of all this nonsense is that the old international rules that had piracy as an offense punishable by death on the spot were done away with. Until that is fixed, we’re not going to see this go away.
So the millions in ransoms that have been paid did not make the pirates go away?
U.S. Admiral Mark Fitzgerald’s nickname: Captain Obvious.
The problem is that the nations where these ships travel are freaked out by the idea of armed sailors appearing in their ports. They must have watched the old movies “The Dogs of War” or “The Wild Geese” once too often.
Boy, them Navy Admirals are on it but quick.
/sarc
...why not get in on the fun?
http://piratesofsomalialive.com/
“It’s high time merchant marine vessels came with weapons for self-defense against marauding pirates, from arms lockers to ship-mounted cannons.”
I understand local firearms laws each country might have but they seriously need an international law that allows for firearms so long as they are recorded as being on board, locked while in port and available for inspection by port authorities and coastal units. These merchant vessels must protect themselves.
and quad .50s.