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| Africa Horn |
| African pirate attacks taper off dramatically. |
| 2014-07-15 |
| Could it be the well armed onboard security ? |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 Yet by far the most successful tactic contributing to the drop in successful attacks has been sending commercial ships out to sea past Somalia with armed private security on board. I remember when the "experts" said that this would never work. I could never figure that one out. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2014-07-15 14:26 |
| #1 A few well placed rounds fired in the direction of the pirates actually turns them away. The 'take away' appears to be that [for financial reasons] international transporters of goods and products eventually win the day, our border with Mexico being no exception. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-07-15 04:49 |