“..Under that law, they say, Greenpeace activists who forcibly prevent a whaling ship from conducting its mission could be considered pirates....”
As others have said “And?”
I got no problem with whalers using shotguns to clear the decks of boarders.
“I got no problem with whalers using shotguns to clear the decks of boarders.”
I humbly suggest that the harpoon gun is actually a simple cannon. Just have some appropriate ammo ready, and an old tradition of the sea can once again be reenacted.
“Give ‘em a whiff of grape.” That’s ‘grape’ as in ‘grape shot’. Functionally, think of a huge shotgun shell.
;-)
Envision Sea Shepherds treading water, icy water, after their inflatable develops lots of leaks.
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