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Originally Posted by LynnieS

It's possible to do by a navy of a sufficiently strong country, but very few of those with the capability would want to do it, IMHO. There isn't much to gain since both the people who would be pirates and the boats (and a "mother ship" to carry them) are cheap to come by.

There is also the question of what you do with the pirates once you capture them. Do you try them in court in the same way the one who got captured by the U.S. in early 2009? You can't exactly punish them in the same way back in the 17th/18th century - i.e., death by hanging before wrapping the body in chains to keep the corpse from falling apart.

The current anti-piracy operation, IMHO, is not sustainable. The underlying problem is not being solved, and any punishment (or threat of punishment) being imposed isn't a big enough deterrence on its own.

It's also much easier for the shipping company to buy insurance and then pass the costs to the people doing the shipping. In turn, that cost gets passed over to (1) the consumers or (2) any factory owner too weak to say no to the store buyers. So long as no one gets killed, there is no problem, right?

i don't beleived anyone actually got around to re-writing marinetime law which is "Pirates Hang"