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>>>Interestingly enough, I agree with you and Tommy on this one. It is unfortunate that the captain is a hostage, but if they don't simply blast them all out of the water now, how many more captives will they be having to worry about rescuing in the future. At some point, a line has to be drawn, and the pirates have to learn that piracy is not going to continue to be a profitable enterprise. It's been allowed to go on for far too long now. If countries had stopped paying ransoms and simply declared war on the pirates, the U.S. wouldn't be in this position now.
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>>I understand that the pirates were supplied with food and water. Why not add a strong sedative to the water? Maybe this is too naive but might work.
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>I doubt it would work unless they all drank at exactly the same time.


And why do the shipping companies do nothing to alleviate this problem by changing routes and putting security on their ships. The profits must be excellent.