Comment on fighting piracy

The treatment of pirates should not be a concern. Just have them walk the plank. Another option is keel hauling although some survive it. Hanging from the yard arm is more dependable solution.

c. perry @ 1:13 PM PDT, Oct 6, 2008

I say we have them get drunk sing songs and walk the plank. Do ships have planks anymore? Maybe walk the plank. But it kind of sounds like Praktikal has a method that has been tested. But then again Callum has a reasonable thought. Hey Abdi, would you want to go parte with Callum?

Wow @ 12:33 PM PDT, Oct 6, 2008

FULL ARTICLE: http://www.hiiraan.com/comments2-news-2007-oct-piracy_off_somalia_s_coast_increases.aspx

Praktikal @ 4:08 AM PDT, Oct 6, 2008

Mwangura said piracy increased after Ethiopia invaded in December 2006.

Praktikal @ 4:08 AM PDT, Oct 6, 2008

...[The Islamic Courts promised to stop piracy and delivered]... Islamic fighters even stormed a hijacked, UAE ship and recaptured it after a gunbattle.

Praktikal @ 4:08 AM PDT, Oct 6, 2008

During the six months that an Islamic group, the Islamic Courts, ruled most of southern Somalia, where Somali pirates are based, piracy abated, said Andrew Mwangura, the program coordinator of the Seafarers Assistance Program.

Praktikal @ 4:08 AM PDT, Oct 6, 2008

"The seafaring industry is very concerned about this. ... There is absolutely no regard for law in that area. Not only is it not good for business in Africa, but it blocks humanitarian aid and is bad for the general stability of the continent," said Cyrus Mody, a London-based senior analyst with IMB.

Praktikal @ 4:07 AM PDT, Oct 6, 2008

Three words. Somali Islamic Courts. It's the peoples' choice. Why try to improve on something that's proven to stop ALL piracy in an entire country? Epic? Yes. November 7, 2006 - In Somalia, militia from the Union of Islamic Courts storm the Veesham One, a United Arab Emirates-registered ship captured a week earlier by pirates. The pirates had demanded a $1,000,000 ransom. Two of the six pirates were severely wounded in the gun battle but the ship's 14 crewmembers were unharmed. The pirates face amputation of their hands if convicted by the Islamic Courts.

Praktikal @ 3:54 AM PDT, Oct 6, 2008

who hijackes the ships in somali teretory water is not parates but they are real patriots and they are defending the anemy out of their country becouse no other marine of somalia which defend the somali sea. i my self i would like to be parte

Abdi Rahman Sheikh @ 3:49 AM PDT, Oct 6, 2008

Perhaps the solution that we used in the past to rid the world of pirates might be what we need now. In the old days countries would give "Letters of Mark" to privateers who would be empowered to rid the seas of pirates. Since the national governments don't want to get their hands dirty maybe the job is better done by private contractors who could be paid by the Ship Owners.

Callum @ 12:52 AM PDT, Oct 6, 2008