Poll - What Is The Best Solution For Piracy Somalia?

November 25th, 2008 · 4097Comments2008-11-25+04%3A07%3A01John - by John -

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Tags: · piracy, pirates, poll, polls, somalia

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1 OldSailor // Nov 25, 2008 at 1:05 am

Somali piracy is on the increase due to
*unemployed youth who are ready to take up piracy as their profession, as piracy is now socially acceptable profession in Somalia.
*poor fishermen ready to give their boats and navigational skills for piracy to earn money.
*easily available arms to be used for piracy.
All these can be eliminated only by ensuring good governance in Somalia through political means.
2 Texino // Nov 25, 2008 at 2:07 am

I agree with "OS." With out a stabilized political situation, the people will simply migrate to another form of terrorism once the piracy angle is quelled. The fact that a lawless state exists at all should be very bothersome to the world at large. I hate to whine "someone's got to do something" but I am not controlling any government at the moment, so here I go. Someone's got to do something about this or it might spark more of the same in the 3rd and 4th World.
3 Tom // Nov 25, 2008 at 11:22 am

Armed escort ships and submarine patrols. Bomb all known and suspected pirate hideouts along the coasts and the ports. This should not just be done to Somalia but to all pirate base countries. If the country won't take action against them, then the world should take the necessary crushing action needed to put it to and end.
4 CMA_Decky // Nov 25, 2008 at 12:55 pm

As soon as pirates start fearing Merchant ships can shoot back pirates won't like the risk.
5 fiesta! // Nov 26, 2008 at 1:15 am

Not a complete poll, kinda ridiculous really if it doesn't offer a "none of the above choice"
6 Jennifer Crowfield // Dec 6, 2008 at 8:32 pm

It seems unrealistic to suggest that we can do anything to affect the lack of order in Somalia. Considering the fact that ships are being hijacked on their way around the Cape also, just rerouting doesn’t seem to be helpful either.
I think that, while personnel aboard these ships do the best they can, that there should be designated security, perhaps from Blackwater or other such organizations to help with this. There is a lack of manpower on tankers and container ships which invites the attacks, and I fault the shippers for this.
7 Seth deMestha // Dec 19, 2008 at 12:17 am

Why not use heavy Firefighting guns who can deliver a 90m long beam of water filling a piracyboat whith heavy water in just a minut. fullfill the ship with three Guns, one on each side and one astern.
Todays industry will supply both mobil pumps and guns for the purpose.

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