[luvbach1]

Put the entire boat in the water and then negotiate with their wet weapons. Trade them air for hostages.

But what about the hostage? Wouldn't that gravely endanger him? Or did I miss something?

[erman]

But what about the hostage? Wouldn't that gravely endanger him? Or did I miss something?

I'd turtle the boat and have operators go for each of the pirates and have two assigned to share breathing apparatuses with the hostage. Just flip the whole thing over and make it a free for all. But first I'd make sure that the pirates died by going deep with them.