11-26-2008, 04:35 PM
karsen wrote:
... 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.
NPR interviewed the guy who runs this: http://apmss.co.uk/
With a bit of (money, and) high-tech equipment and smartly-deployed "disincentives", it seems most ships could be safe, without needing weaponry.