[HiTech RedNeck]

How about a few big ol’ crossbows?

[maggief]

Per White House press secretary Robert Gibbs in a statement: “The White House is closely monitoring the apparent hijacking of the U.S.-flagged ship in the Indian Ocean and assessing a course of action to resolve this situation. Our top priority is the personal safety of the crew members on board.”

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/04/08/1885448.aspx

[Eye of Unk]

Fire extinguishers, tools, monkeyfist lines (its a knot at the end of a line to make a weight for throwing) pieces of chain, heck since I used to be a chief engineer I could literally make a weapon in minutes.

[Doogle]

.....IF ANYTHING....now companies who own ships that travel the area might want to hire American seamen while considering why they should pay millions in ransom.....or not...*grins*

[Gabrial]

“How about a few big ol’ crossbows?”

Thinking the same thing. Crossbows, spear-guns, shark-sticks, tasers, throwing tomahawks, flash bags grenades, the possibilities are endless...

[hoosierham]

The crossbows would be classed as weapons by the weenies!

Just as in MANY American cities anything that propels any type of projectile is forbidden.This literally means everything from blowing a dry pea out of a straw ,toy dart guns,up through toy archery to real .357sALL it takes is some activist/control freak to have an ordinance passed,and somebody to call in a complaint to the police at the sight of a "weapon".

The overlords have always wanted a disarmed populace.

I wonder if the sailors had to use MacGyver -style thinking to rid themselves of the pirates?