"HK" wrote in message
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Alternately, we could give our mighty military forces and the mighty
military forces of other interested countries something useful to do for a
change. A few carriers and protective ships in the area, helped by
satellites and flyovers from carrier jets and prop planes, would do it. We
can easily keep track of the merchant vessels, and we can in real time
keep track of suspicious activities by the dinky boats and ships the
pirates operate.


Not enough ships for too big of an ocean. Fast as they may be, they
couldn't respond to a boarding 200 miles away in time to prevent it, even at
30-35 kts. Maybe they all need to be retrofitted with a bank of Etecs on
their transoms to get there faster.

Eisboch

Eisboch