Well they are at it again.
They have shot dead the North Korean captain of the ship they took over a few days ago.
They have also tried to re-capture the Maersk Alabama which was held by pirates a few months ago.
However... this time round the Alabama had armed crew and fired back at the pirates who retreated.
So it takes civilian crews to hire mercenaries or do it themselves because the very task force sent out to police the area can't do it because they have their hands tied...
"A patrol plane flew to the area" it was said in the same piece.
Well what is that going to do? Drop dinghys i expect to the pirates if they capsize.
There are loads of Special Forces in Camp Lemona just up the coast from Somalia... and according to the Ross Kemp Doc, over 30 pirate training camps exist... yet why haven't they been "shut" down or taken out like they did with the terrorist training camps in Afghanistan.
Afterall.....they are terrorists, boating around international waters with rocket launchers, machine guns, shooting dead civilian crew.
It is interesting however that the US have now introduced the MQ-9 Reaper for finding pirates around the Seychelles. A ship was attacked this week the furthest yet at 1000 miles from Somalia.
Notice that they are using the Reaper which is able to fire off a few Hellfires. Perfect for motherships.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Drones scour the sea for pirates
What do we have in the Seychelles? An RFA tanker with chaps onboard armed with SA80's and one or two Machine guns.