Though "well constructed dummies placed at strategic intervals around the ship" may be a useful counter piracy measure, firearms are considered unsuitable, particularly for tankers and LNG ships.All about the hearing here.
Those are among "lessons learned" that the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) is recommending to shipowners.
Captain Phil M. Davies, Director of OCIMF, was among witnesses testifying today at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation on international piracy on the high seas.
"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose." - President Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Lesson Learned "How to Stave Off Pirates"
First hand experience offered up before Congress and reported Marine Log:
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