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Originally Posted by sperry
What part of their order to take action only if the captains life appeared immediately in danger is confusing? One minute they're all inside, the next the captain is on deck to take a piss and a pissed off pirate is poking him in the back with a rifle. A what point in the 3 seconds of time to save this guys life do the seals wait for dark then sneak aboard with knockout gas? Especially when there's no such thing as a fast acting knockout gas that doesn't actually carry a high probability of just killing everyone on board.
The snipers were the backup plan, and it's likely that their preperation and skill saved a life at the expense of three criminals.
And I must say, the one kid that turned himself in made the smartest decision he's ever made. It likely saved his life.
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Nothing about that is confusing. And I know they were the ongoing contingency in case of imminent threat. My question is why it had to come to that? It has been how many days?
Again, I do not claim to know knockout gas technology, but I do not think they are that lethal. We only need the one conscious guy to fall asleep while the seals sneak aboard and take control. Snipers can still be on the fantail ready to fire and it would be unlikely that a gun would be to the captains head at that time.
I am just saying they had other options right up until that point they did not take and would like to know why?
It is quite possible the navy was not allowed to try anything else. It has been very interesting listening to the owners of other shipping lines discussing their past negotiations with pirates and their resistance to involving the military. The military may only have had authority to act in the case of an imminent threat because the shipping line and insurance company were still trying to settle with the pirates.
The shipping companies and insurance companies are largely to blame for the situation in the first place. Slowing the ships down to save fuel, giving multimillion dollar settlements in the past and under equipping/staffing the ships to repel boarders.
I don't want to start a big debate, I agree they got what they deserved, I'd just like to know what led us to where we ended up, what options were considered and who was really in charge making the calls before the end.