[ClearCase_guy]

"It is illegal to board another country's vessels on the high seas."

ARRRRRRR! Bein' tied up is mild, compared to what they did in th' good ol' days!

[Stoat]

"It is illegal to board another country's vessels on the high seas."

ARRRRRRR! Bein' tied up is mild, compared to what they did in th' good ol' days!

Indeed.  And considering the rampant scourge of piracy these days not to mention terrorism, I'd have had zero troubles with lethal defensive measures if I had been the Japanese Captain.  I'd say that he exercised amazing restraint.

"It is illegal to board another country's vessels on the high seas."

ARRRRRRR! Bein' tied up is mild, compared to what they did in th' good ol' days!