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April 26, 2009
Forza Italia!
Separately Sunday, the captain of an Italian cruise ship said his security staff fought off a pirate attack in the region Saturday with pistols and a water hose.Commander Ciro Pinto told Italian media the ensuing gunfight damaged the ship, but the 1,500 passengers were unhurt.
He said six armed pirates attacked the ship from a small speedboat in the Indian Ocean, off the Somali coast. After the attack, the ship continued toward its destination, the Jordanian port of Aqaba.
Until someone looks at international law and decides that ships under attack may respond with force this is not going to stop.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at April 26, 2009 6:23 PM
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It has been decided under international law that civilian ships be unarmed to insure their status as non combatants. These rules also apply to the pirates. This works about as well as any gun control scheme.
Posted by: Max at April 26, 2009 7:43 PM