[neverdem]

NORMAN J FISHER / AP
Pirates carry weapons as they travel alongside the Seabourn Spirit in this photo by a British passenger.

NORMAN J FISHER / AP
Pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns at the Seaboourn Spirit off the coast of Somalia. This photo taken by a British passenger shows some of the damage.

[manwiththehands]

150 decibels?

That kind of sound could peel paint!

[Wiseghy]

If they got close enough to fire 2 RPGs, sounds like it it was a failure.

I recommend a face full of browning 50 cal. next time to gently discourage these folks from boarding your ship and hacking everyone to pieces.

[tang-soo]

I hear an optional upgrade includes the Howard Dean yyyyeeehhaawwww!

[StockAyatollah]

NASDAQ Symbol ATCO up 18% today. Isn't this the same kind of weapon Ayn Rand had in mind in Atlas Shrugged?

[Flavius]

in other news terrorist adopt anty loud noise high tech

[pbear8]

Can you hear me now?

[injin]

how about some M-60 and M-16's in the ship armory ,which is located near the bridge for security and good fields of fire?

As a tourist I would not want to go on an unarmed cruise ship these days .

*Boycott Aruba!*

[Sertorius]

"Device maker American Technology Corp. said earsplitting "bangs" were directed by trained security personnel toward the pirates."

These weapons should not be aloud. Harmful to dolphins and whales. :)

[Sertorius]

Disney should send one of their cruise ships into the Indian Ocean with machine guns hidden on it and advertise the adventure as "Pirates of Somalia Cruise" passengers could dress up as Mickie Mouse and take pot shots at the pirates that attack.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

The LRAD would probably have been useful when the Ismamists were using mosques as bases in Iraq. Just surround the mosque with LRADs and aim them in every window. It would have at least made it uncomfortable inside -- and there could be no complaints about defiling religious sites.

[spookadelic]

I think a cruise ship will wind up being the next 9-11. Think about it, its so easy and a good test case was already done when they bombed the USS Cole.

Imagine two fishing trawlers, one with 5K kilo's of explosives and the other with gunmen. They can leave from any port in the world and travel unchalleneged to their target. Bomb boat explodes, mega cruise ship sinks in less that 15 minutes, gunmen with AK's to clean up everyone else. Total atackers less then 19 men and a death toll of many thousand, well eclipsing 9-11.

The sound generator and even heavy weapons wouldn't do you much good since you would probably not understand whats going on until its too late, and we cant have a destoyer follow every cruiseship wherever it goes.

[operation clinton cleanup]

I thought I read on another thread this was a 21st century fog horn to get attention, not a "weapon". But, whatever works to ward of pirates...

[jan in Colorado]

The crew of a luxury cruise ship used a sonic weapon that blasts earsplitting noise in a directed beam while being attacked by a gang of piratesTERRORISTS off the eastern coast of Africa, the cruise line says.

[wolfcreek]

The French could probably use that tech.

[Aquinasfan]

Pirates eh? I don't see any pirate hats.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Noise-weapon ping...

[John O]

Non-lethal weapons are downright stupid. If someone attacks us (or our property) they deserve to die. Quickly yet painfully.

[sport]

They shoul used low tech guns that fired low tech lead projectiles on the pirates.

[LIConFem]

A recording of Slim Whitman blasted at 150db could shatter a small asteroid.

[Zavien Doombringer]