Packy's Place

Well, it would seem that the Navy Seals did a great job of taking care of the problem with the Somali Pirates and the captive Captain. Now the Pirates are pissed. So what... they think people are just going to lie down and let them steal from them. They didn't think that someone would actually fight back? Now they say they are going to step it up a notch, and they are going to be more harsh with American ships now that the Navy Seals killed 3 of their number. This can only end badly. I'm hoping more for the Somali pirates than for anyone on an American cargo ship, or yacht.

Is it just me, or is there a problem with Somali Pirates, previously Somali fishermen being able to get close enough to Yachts and cargo ships that they can capture and then ransom crew and cargo? Why these multimillion dollar operations don't have a deck gun or two, and people trained to use them I'll never know. I'm afraid anyone who got close enough to my freighter or anything else, that wasn't known, would be dodging a bullet or two. There hands better be in the air and requesting aid if they are trying to get that close to my ship. I'd just be radioing in where to find the wreckage of their boat, and any possible survivors