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Awww. That wouldn’t be humane. What was I thinking?

I like it. Where can I sign up?

I’ll need a ticket for myself and my son-in-law…

My niece’s husband is a retired force recon gunny. He was recently contacted and offered $250k to spend a year escorting ships through this area. He took a pass on that offer.

DrW on December 10, 2008 at 2:43 PM

Why? Despite the obvious it doesn’t really sound all that dangerous and its a goodly amount of money. Or is he expected to operate under rediculous limitations that would make his job too difficult?

Just curious why he passed on the deal.

Floating UAVs manned by internet gamers … put several 20mm autocannon on them, and offer out for bid on ebay gunner control positions to anyone on the internet with a creditcard and a large credit limit.

Make the shooters pay up front, and pay per round expended.

Kristopher on December 10, 2008 at 12:17 PM

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Is there a 14-day free trial I can download?

Seriously, though… while it’s fun to consider that, or armed passengers (like old African safaris), those solutions may present certain… problems… of their own.

I do have to wonder, though, why the cruise lines aren’t arming the crew.

I think we need to start reading what our Founding Fathers really thought about Muslims and pirates.

Qruise Ships, in other words (Q-Cruise-Ships).

Seriously, your story sounds great. I would have loved to do that. Kill anyone?

JiangxiDad on December 10, 2008 at 10:50 AM

We were never ever approached. Those days the San Blas islands were the most beautiful and dangerous islands off the coast of Panama and Columbia. These are easily some the most extraordinary islands in the Western Hemishere.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/10/travel/blas.php

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/01/06/travel/20080106_EXPLORER_SLIDESHOW_3.html

http://www.galenfrysinger.com/Kuna_women.htm

a usual posted warning:

“The local people are usually friendly and welcoming of tourists. Be aware that drug smugglers are rumored to take advantage of this regions autonomy to smuggle drugs from Columbia without intervention by Panamanian authorities. Many large boats ply up and down the island chain, often with dubious characters on board. Use caution in your interactions with these people.”

The fact that today a crew on a tanker etc standing 50-100 feet above a series of small boats allows various crews to come above and take over is mind blowing.

patrick neid on December 10, 2008 at 10:35 AM

Someone needs to draw a diagram or do a reenactment. I don’t get it either. Do they toss up a ladder or something?

That’s because the security ecorts were busy escorting the hundreds of cases of Becks Beer & cases Bratwurst to their men in Afghanistan.

Aren’t there a bunch of Black Water company ex-employees or employees on leave looking to take up this call of pirate hunting?

I see a movie in the making or a video game…

Make the shooters pay up front, and pay per round expended.

And if the pirates are foolish enough to attack, the passengers get to shoot at something more than a paper targets.

JiangxiDad on December 10, 2008 at 10:22 AM

Are you kidding me? A market solution? That is way too simple. Boycot a dangerous port? Seriously? How is life supposed to be interesting if you avoid all the danger and excitement?

People who book these cruises could also demonstrate free market principles by spending their dollars on cruises that avoid these places.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ship

Lieutenant-Commander William Edward Sanders VC, DSO, a New Zealander commanding HMS Prize, won the Victoria Cross for an action on 30 April 1917 with U-93, which was severely damaged. Sanders waited, while his ship sustained heavy shellfire, until the submarine was within 80 yards, whereupon the White Ensign was hoisted and the Prize opened fire. The submarine appeared to sink. Unbeknownst to Sanders, the submarine did not sink and struggled back to port. With his ship identified by the survivors of U-93, Sanders and his crew were killed when they were attacked by U-43 on 14 August 1917.

That was kinda awesome, except for that last part about getting destroyed by U43. Sounds like the end of Master & Commander.