[Clintonfatigued]

Pirates in the 21 Century. Who would have thought?

[Flavius]

well that was overdue..

and apart from "outrunning" the terrorists why dont they have some 50 cals on board...

[FairOpinion]

Related article:

Pirates attack luxury liner off Somalia (attack repelled)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1516472/posts

[PositiveCogins]

Does anyone know what the law is for carrying automatic weapons on the high seas are?

[txroadkill]

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a pirate's life for me - We pillage, we plunder we rifle and loot

Drink up me hearties, yo ho We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot

Drink up me hearties, yo ho

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a pirate's life for me We extort, we pilfer we filch and sack

Drink up me hearties, yo ho Maraud and embezzle and even high-jack

Drink up me hearties yo ho

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a pirate's life for me We kindle and char inflame and ignite

Drink up me hearties, yo ho We burn up the city we're really a fright

Drink up me hearties, yo ho We're rascals, scoundrels villains, and knaves

Drink up me hearties yo ho We're devils and black sheep - really bad eggs

Drink up me hearties yo ho

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a pirate's life for me We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do-well cads

Drink up me hearties, yo ho Aye, but we're loved by our mommies and dads

Drink up me hearties, yo ho

[mysterio]

[samtheman]

Religion of Peace Pirates.

[injin]

The passengers clapped and cheered as the crew unlimbered their M-60's and proceeds to blow the Somali pukes off their crappy little boats and into the sea. The last that was seen of the pirates were the failing of arms as shark fins cut back & forth thru the pink water.....

[Tom Bombadil]

"We had no idea that this ship could move as fast as it did and (the captain) did his best to run down the pirates."

I would call that an effective evasive maneuver.

Kinda hard to board a 10,000 ton (displacement) ship that is focused on putting you under its' keel. Next time the pirates may want to make sure that they have enough coast guard approved life vests on their inflatable boats.

[IYellAtMyTV]

What I'd really like to know is why a cruise ship was so close to the coast, relatively speaking.
The east coast of Africa and the approaches to the gulf are notorious for pirates.
The generally accepted practice is to maintain an offing of 200 miles.