How many merchant vessels would have 20 Americans in the crew? Most vessels of this kind have a few European or American officers and the rest are seamen from third world countries.
Definitely a set up as far as I can see.
Nope. Protectionist legislation requires US flagged ships to have US crews.
Unfortunatly... most of the world agress to negotiate with terrorists and apease them.....
this will not end until armed forces in the area begin blowing the **** out of these guys on sight instead of capturing them... then letting them go....
Agreed. Our catch-and-release system doesn't work with pirates. Piracy will continue to increase until pirates start ending up dead.