How long before well-heeled passengers who can afford a $22K cruise start abandoning the cruise lines and driving them out of business because the cruise companies disclose the defenses of their ships to all, including pirates ?
Also, my understanding is that merchant vessels (including cruise ships) are not permitted to be armed, according to international maritime law.
Thank you, I’m sure that you’re right. I suppose then that their sonic weapon may have been chosen because it’s not specifically banned under law, but I still don’t see the need for them to advertise what they have to all.
In order for the cruise ship companies (and many ocean freight companies) to be able to survive, either the laws will have to be amended allowing defenses aboard ship, vessels will have to use military escorts or Somalia will need to be taken over and occupied....and I certainly don’t see the backbone to do that these days.