[RedMonqey]

“If we patrol the Gulf of Aden then they will go to Mogadishu. If we go to Mogadishu, they will go to the Gulf of Aden.” British Royal Navy Commodore Keith Winstanley

Your ancestors in the British navy had no problem blowing away pirates when their ships had only wind, sail and black powder cannons. What they had was guts and determination.

You have nuclear power, cruise missiles and GPS.

Stop making excuses for having no Balls...

[John Locke]

The problem is the UN "rules of engagement", which essentially prohibit the use of force of any kind. It might hurt the pirates' feelings, after all.

That said, I also think Horatio Nelson or John Paul Jones would have known exactly what to do with pirates: