Pointblank
Senior Member
Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy
I think as long as we make it deadly for the pirates to even attempt hijacking ships (make the opportunity cost much higher), the pirates may be more wary of attacking. Show them, through numerous examples, that the life expectancy of anyone going into to the Gulf of Aden or the Red Sea with piracy on their mind will be hours, not day. I would station two vessels at either end of the passage, where the ships could pick up and drop off security teams (of 5-10 people each) for a transit (subject to a minor fee and request). Such teams would have personal arms and light machine guns. The objective is to make the pirates think twice before attacking.
I think as long as we make it deadly for the pirates to even attempt hijacking ships (make the opportunity cost much higher), the pirates may be more wary of attacking. Show them, through numerous examples, that the life expectancy of anyone going into to the Gulf of Aden or the Red Sea with piracy on their mind will be hours, not day. I would station two vessels at either end of the passage, where the ships could pick up and drop off security teams (of 5-10 people each) for a transit (subject to a minor fee and request). Such teams would have personal arms and light machine guns. The objective is to make the pirates think twice before attacking.