Piracy problem takes us into uncharted waters Monday 1 December 2008 Michael Grey IT IS always dangerous to join a conversation half...
"Leaders of the transitional government said they have warned U.S. officials that working with the warlords is shortsighted and dangerous."...
"Nick Davis, ... said: "It frightens me that Blackwater is going down there ... Pirates might approach McArthur without knowing it's a Blackwater...
"... is it any Government’s duty to protect private businesses that are flying 3rd party commercial flags." In a word, yes. Shipping is not...
"Wouldn't that be just about perfect ..." Poetic justice. But I still believe that the use of mercenaries and their ilk is a bad idea, a really...
I still think it is better to remove the threat than to establish elaborate procedures to defend individual vessels. Disarm or destroy the...
Credibility of unarmed guards in Somalia questioned By David Osler 28 November 2008 Lloyds List Vulnerable ships, or those with highvalue...
"Why would a security detail (trained soldiers) be unarmed? " Because it is another example of how ridiculous this issue has become. The...
This just in: Two British and one Irish security guard have been plucked from the sea by a military helicopter after jumping from a chemical...
"If you can't answer the question, then just don't respond." If you don't like the answer stop asking the same question. If after taking the...
You want real info? Is your objective to repair the existing pump or to restore steering on your boat? If you want to have a pump that...
"Teleflex is usually pretty good with service issues." Why not just contact Teleflex, tell them what boat you have and the cylinder specs and...
"I feel that a convoy of boats presents a threat to an attacker as they do not know if or which boats may be armed and fire on them while they're...
"I feel that a convoy could be considered more trouble to capture than individual boats." They only need to capture one. A convoy of yachts...
"However private yachts should form their own convoys ... simply because there is safety in numbers." Which means that they will watch (which...
"So much for firing on suspect ships and leaving their crews to drown." I guess you didn't read the article. The suspicious vessel was towing...
"... this is where you need heavy backing plates but as important flat bolts with washers on the outside. otherwise, the metal might be too thin...
Oops Sunken 'pirate ship' was actually Thai trawler, owner says BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- Fourteen sailors are still missing from a Thai...
"Why is this a US problem?" Didn't say it was a problem, just referenced the fact that such treaties exist, there is a precedent for US to...
"Those are numbers the shippers are calculating every time a ship heads for the region." What numbers are those? "When you start talking...
