Piracy

On The High Seas

Merchant ships urged to avoid using private armed teams in Mideast Gulf

LONDON (Reuters) - Shipping companies sailing through the Middle East Gulf are being urged to avoid having private armed security guards on board as the risk of escalation in the region rises, industry associations say.

DYI:  Pirates are nothing like the sanitized version seen in the movies or on TV they are desperate men willing to commit desperate acts to hijack a ship for its bounty.  These crew men have the right to self defense as this is the only thing these desperate men will understand.  If it escalates so be it; these well healed transportation companies have at their disposal the most advance weapon systems money can buy making them no match for underfunded pirates.      

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