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Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde
Seriously. as much of a fan I am of nowadays pirates, how the fuck does this happen? NOBODY sees another ship/boat coming? Ships AREN'T ALLOWED defend themselves? hey, heres an idea: see them coming, close and lock all the doors to the deck, go onto an upper level with some weapons and threaten/shoot them until they get off. It seems so simple.
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Most of these boats are insured for hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. Violently defending your vessel from pirate attacks generally negates said insurance. This is a nice case of modern capitalism getting in the way of some modern swashbuckling action.