Another ship seized by somali pirates..

[kcmadr]

Originally Posted by Parallax

Boiling oil supposedly worked pretty well on castle walls in medieval times. Seems like the same principle might work on a ship.

Unless they sit 100m away from you and aim a rocket at your waterline, but that's taking it literally. I agree with the principle of better defense instead of counteroffense.

[Ash]

Originally Posted by ve2vfd

They may not value their lives much, but they value them enough to turn back when they are about to lose them

Wise move - let's hope it stays that way...