Quote Originally Posted by cavscout View Post
The catch is many of these vessels carry some highly flammable (if not explosive) stuff and the crews use fire hoses to ward off the pirates as best they can to avoid initiating a fire fight. Armed escorts are likely the best deterrent and a refresher course in Marine Corps 101 would serve to solve the problem
Weren't the US Marines involved in a "little anti-piracy operation" before in a place called Tripoli?