BEATING THE PIRATES
What's the best way for a shipowner to avoid having a ship hijacked by pirates? [551 votes total]

Reroute the ship even if it means a huge diversion (77) 14%
Stay within recommended safe limits and patrolled areas (201) 36%
Hire an on-board security team (254) 46%
Just hope for the best (19) 3%


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Posted By: NavTac Global Maritime Operations

Posted On: 10 min, 6 sec. ago
Views: 3
Re: Air Surveillance

I'm quite certain various unknown craft in the water off East Africa are being tracked by various means, including satellite.

The problem becomes identification.

You can't launch air, ship, or land based missiles at a target without a visual ID. It only takes 1 mistake, and boom, there goes a ship from the World Food Programme.

The tracking part is easy. It's the getting close enough for an ID part that is the problem.


Bryan
NavTac Global Maritime Operations
www.navtac.com


Posted By: Kasey Hawks

Posted On: 1 day ago
Views: 71
Air surveillance

Why aren't we using Satellite to track any unknown Vessels until boarded or destroyed? We have long rang Predators armed with missiles.Predators can be launched off a Small Carrier.We either Train Crews to fight or hire Soldiers.The Liberty ships of WW11 would bait the wolf packs to get close enough then expose her deck and open fire.The merchant Marines would do both jobs Sailor and Soldier.K Hawks


Posted By: Rweathers

Posted On: 2 days ago
Views: 151
Somali Pirates

I would station a multi national task force of light, fast warships and support aircraft to patrol the coast and sink every pirate vessel they encounter. Any pirates that are captured in the process should be hanged in public as has been done for hundreds of years. They will lose interest very quickly.

The other option is the Mystery or Q ships used by the British in WWII to lure in U-Boats expecting an easy (and inexpensive) kill with their deck gun. A heavily armed and armored ship disguised as a merchant vessel (possibly in distress). When the pirate vessel gets in close, the Commandos that have been at the ready "let fly" on the pirates with light and medium weapons. It claimed quite a few U-Boats!


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