I don’t pretend to have any sort of knowledge about maritime legal matters, but every time I see one of these Somali pirate stories, I keep wondering why it is that any nation or company would venture into those waters without adequate security personnel on board.
Surely a few sharpshooters and a few RPGs is not too much expense when you are carrying millions of dollars’ worth of cargo. Perhaps their insurance costs might even be lowered because they are protecting the stuff better.
Am I missing something here?
The transit time by Somali is short : a few days.
Collecting some retired seals/ marines for the trip should be cheap and easy.
Like collecting and dropping off a pilot in a port. The tanker does not even need to stop as the transfer is done while under way.
Cheap insurance and nice work.