The ship's main defence against attack, a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), was readied during the chase.Oh brother.It emits a high-powered beam of sound which, at close range, can shatter a person's eardrums.
I would prefer killing them and sinking their boats so I wouldn't have to defend myself from them again...but then I'm not British.
pretty cool that a cruise ship has such a fancy weapon. The problem is that the “Law of the Sea” makes it hard to deal with pirates.
Exactly. Driving pirates off just gets them primed to attack and murder another bunch. Kill them. Use “Q ship” operations, hunt over bait, and wipe them out.