U.S. Navy's Rescue Fuels Debate Over Arming Crews

[aps45819]

And this idiocy has to stop. In the meantime, a detachment of trained professionals could protect the ship while it's in dangerous waters, and depart with their gear when after the threat has passed.

That's currently available.






... for a price

 

[Larry Gude]

.. and everything gets confiscated at the next port.

Can you imagine the jail time if a ship pulled into Baltimore with automatic weapons onboard?

Why? Baltimore is in the US. The US has a constitutional RIGHT to keep and bear arms. :shrug:

 

[edinsomd]

That's currently available.






... for a price

Pay the price, pay the ransom, or train and arm the crew. This isn't all that hard to figure out.

 

[dustin]

Pay the price, pay the ransom, or train and arm the crew. This isn't all that hard to figure out.

I believe this is going to be the choice for most crews. Contracted Protection.

Especially with ships which will be pulling in to nation ports which heavily regulate/ban personal firearms.

 

[Matthew]

Why not take a cue and lesson from both WW1 and WW2....arm certain ships like Q ships and these "raiders" will be a surprise for the other"raiders".

 

[Matthew]

Barring the above suggestion, we could shoot lawyers at them.

 

[Larry Gude]

Barring the above suggestion, we could shoot lawyers at them.

Nope. Global anti-ocean pollution treaties we've signed onto specifically prohibit the discharge of toxic waste in international waters.

 

[Matthew]

Nope. Global anti-ocean pollution treaties we've signed onto specifically prohibit the discharge of toxic waste in international waters.

Darn...I thought we could scratch two evils at one fell swoop.

 

[Larry Gude]

Darn...I thought we could scratch two evils at one fell swoop.

Well, it's gotta be worth a try, right?

 

[Pete]

 

[Lenny]

Well, it's gotta be worth a try, right?

We'd have to get caught first before we had to stop, right?

 

[edinsomd]

Thanks, Pete, for my new monitor desktop!
Ed

 

[edinsomd]

For a little perspective.