[PapaBear3625]

Once you’re beyond th 12-mile territorial boundary, no one has jurisdiction in punishing the pirates. No one knows where to take them or what to do with them.

And if a Navy ship just blows the pirates out of the water, the Navy captain is now a war criminal.

[hoagy62]

The Indian stealth ship blew the pirate mothership to Davy Jones’ Locker just yesterday. No one has said “boo”.

Or does the rule only apply to American captains?