On Nov 21, 6:33*am, wrote:
On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:25:46 -0500, BAR wrote:
Man of war vessels just need to ride the seas where the pirates ply
their trade and challenge them and stop them and board and inspect them..
If the suspected pirate vessels are found to be carrying contraband they
can be seized or sunk.

Uh, no. *If you catch them in the act of piracy, yes. *To stop and board
*suspected* pirate vessels, you are discarding several hundred years of
legal precedents (Mare liberum). *Consider, do you really want every two-
bit country to have the precedent to board and search legal sea commerce?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_liberum

France has a "catch 'n release" policy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAIj-aLLBTY

"Smile for the camera and we'lll see you next time...."

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Nov 21, 6:33 am, wrote:
On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:25:46 -0500, BAR wrote:
Man of war vessels just need to ride the seas where the pirates ply
their trade and challenge them and stop them and board and inspect them.
If the suspected pirate vessels are found to be carrying contraband they
can be seized or sunk.

Uh, no. If you catch them in the act of piracy, yes. To stop and board
*suspected* pirate vessels, you are discarding several hundred years of
legal precedents (Mare liberum). Consider, do you really want every two-
bit country to have the precedent to board and search legal sea commerce?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_liberum

France has a "catch 'n release" policy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAIj-aLLBTY

"Smile for the camera and we'lll see you next time...."

Would a Danforth or a plow anchor be better? Or just cheap buckets of
concrete?

On Nov 21, 11:44*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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On Nov 21, 6:33 am, wrote:

On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:25:46 -0500, BAR wrote:
Man of war vessels just need to ride the seas where the pirates ply
their trade and challenge them and stop them and board and inspect them.
If the suspected pirate vessels are found to be carrying contraband they
can be seized or sunk.

Uh, no. If you catch them in the act of piracy, yes. To stop and board
*suspected* pirate vessels, you are discarding several hundred years of
legal precedents (Mare liberum). Consider, do you really want every two-
bit country to have the precedent to board and search legal sea commerce?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_liberum

France has a "catch 'n release" policy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAIj-aLLBTY

"Smile for the camera and we'lll see you next time...."

Would a Danforth or a plow anchor be better? *Or just cheap buckets of
concrete?

Scrap Iron has dropped way low now, from about $200+/- a ton to about
$14 bucks.

Steel plate and rope works well.

On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:44:47 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Tim" wrote in message
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On Nov 21, 6:33 am, wrote:
On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:25:46 -0500, BAR wrote:
Man of war vessels just need to ride the seas where the pirates ply
their trade and challenge them and stop them and board and inspect them.
If the suspected pirate vessels are found to be carrying contraband they
can be seized or sunk.

Uh, no. If you catch them in the act of piracy, yes. To stop and board
*suspected* pirate vessels, you are discarding several hundred years of
legal precedents (Mare liberum). Consider, do you really want every two-
bit country to have the precedent to board and search legal sea commerce?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_liberum

France has a "catch 'n release" policy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAIj-aLLBTY

"Smile for the camera and we'lll see you next time...."

Would a Danforth or a plow anchor be better? Or just cheap buckets of
concrete?

Use a couple of cable ties to secure their hands to their AK 47's, and
toss them in. Have a creative tieing contest, last one's victim to
drown wins. Be sure and remove their shoes and trousers so that they
can tread water longer. Bush legalized torture, right?

Casady