“I read somewhere that these cargo ships are prohibited from bearing arms. If correct, that is stupid.”
Yes, it seems so stupid.
There seems to be some international law that says merchant
vessels can not defend themselves.
I understand that the pirates do nothing more then throw some
grappling hooks up and just climb on board as they wish.
My dream would be to pour 20 gallons of gas down the road and strike a match.
I don’t know who made that law, but what would be the penalty if a ship just went ahead and armed itself and by virtue of doing that stopped a pirate attack? I think if I were a vessel owner I would be willing to take my chances that way. What are they going to do? Fine me?