11-26-2008, 02:13 AM
The pirates are heroes in Somalia. That's how bad things are there.
My FIL is a ship captain. He's out to sea right now but when he gets back I intend to ask him how pirates are able to get ON the ship in the first place. I've been on his tanker when it's docked and it's not easy to get aboard then. When it's underway I can't imagine it's pretty damn hard to get aboard. You'd think a couple crew members with guns, or even a water canon could blow invaders right off the side. Maybe they are taught not to fight back.
My FIL is a ship captain. He's out to sea right now but when he gets back I intend to ask him how pirates are able to get ON the ship in the first place. I've been on his tanker when it's docked and it's not easy to get aboard then. When it's underway I can't imagine it's pretty damn hard to get aboard. You'd think a couple crew members with guns, or even a water canon could blow invaders right off the side. Maybe they are taught not to fight back.