I’m watching a show about the Maersk Alabama
And while it certainly looks like the crew acted bravely, their stories expose an understanding of modern piracy based on tall tales and ignorance rather than reality. Do the companies really not offer any type of training about piracy to these guys?
I’m not saying that the right thing to do necessarily is roll over and give the pirates what they want, but they’re ligetimately worried about their lives. But Somali pirates haven’t done that much killing - it’s why they’ve been as successful as they have. (That’s not to say any given pirate crew might not be different, but bloodshed is not in their interest)
