[xcamel]

law of the sea is to just blow them out of the water - equal to "shoot, shovel, shutup" on land.

[GSlob]

Wasn't it to hang the pirates from the mast of their vessel, or to drown them by tossing them overboard?

[Boundless]

> law of the sea is to just blow them out of the water
> - equal to "shoot, shovel, shutup" on land.

Except that in this case, it appears that the dhow
itself was a victim of the pirates, who hijacked it.
Some of the original innocent crew were still on
board, and the USN is having to sort it out.