tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post6770133521980132164..comments2023-06-18T10:13:56.103-04:00Comments on Life Hiker's Trail Diary: Fighting Piracy, Part 2Life Hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183254858386081439noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-242089771592974632009-04-14T11:35:00.000-04:002009-04-14T11:35:00.000-04:00Most of the news reports seem to be describing gro...Most of the news reports seem to be describing ground assaults. But the pirates seem to be using "mother ships" to extend the range of the speed boats. It would seem to me that with our surveillance capabilities, we should be able to track a mothership involved in a hijacking after the fact and sink it with relatively little risk to our forces. Then we can pick up survivors. Anyone know why that wouldn't work?Eusebiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136871305964344366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-51403940104114424352009-04-14T07:13:00.000-04:002009-04-14T07:13:00.000-04:00I saw a news report from Africa that said Somalia ...I saw a news report from Africa that said Somalia has been without a central government since 1991. They have no police department, no fire department, no electricity, no running water, no sanitation. It sounds a lot like Afghanistan- lots of little clans, all armed, and not very nice.<br /><br />Ultimately, the piracy will only end when Somalia is stabilised.<br /><br />How we do that, I have no idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com