Not news from the viewpoint of the MSM, I guess.
Nah, this can’t be true... MORE guns only breed MORE violence!!!
Give those poor, oppressed, aggrieved, victims of white European neo-colonialism a break! They’re just trying to earn a living... sea-going entrepreneurs that they are...
/s (I shouldn’t have to add the sarc tag, but...)
What has happened is that the insurance risk of having armed crewmembers is now less than the insurance risk of steaming unarmed. And, to paraphrase Al Capone, you can get more with a smile and a machine gun than you can with a smile alone.
There has been a lot more than reported. Security usually sits on the bridge wings and holds their rifles in the air to oncoming dows and they always turn away. Happens quite often.
A few M60s in trained hands will make quick work of these pirates.
Are these ships even allowed to carry water cannons?
Not that I endorse the MSM, but maybe the shipping lines preferred to keep a successful strategy quiet ? Just a thought, thanks.
That looks like an incredibly well made machine gun with spiral barrel and matching bipod. A fancy RPK?
this could only surprise a liberal.