This story got me thinking. Somebody, I forget who, in my RSS reader today stated that ships can’t defend themselves because when they take harbor in various countries they have restrictions on guns being aboard. This is true, we’ve collectively discussed that issue before.
Here’s what I’m thinking: There’s got to be some kind of private business that could handle these issues. Take a ship from the US, fit it with guns, and provide security for those in the waters outside of Somalia. Before you take port, however, you’d have to decommission the guns. That’s a problem, but couldn’t it be solved by having a machine shop on board below decks? Just ditch whatever parts you need to to become compliant with the country you’re harboring in and re-make them when you enter international waters.
Just a thought.
