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Originally Posted by Boasun
Guns on boats? The Somali pirates are more heavily armed then what would be carried on a yacht.
Pay attention to your consulates' pirates warnings and stay clear of those areas.
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Exactly. All the Off-Topic rants on "the right to bear arms" are irrelevent in such a situation. Five speedboats with 25 armed guys come at you at 25 knots, you're only going to piss them off by popping a shotgun at them. Even if you took out 25% by some miracle, you can't outrun them and they will cut off your nads while raping your wife and kid in front of you. Better to not go into harm's way and hope they kill each other in their blighted country, fighting over scraps.
If I was a merchant shipping line, on the other hand, I would be agitating for armed escort. A few .50 cal. deck guns from the modern equivalent of a PT boat would accomplish what no cruiser is equipped or able to do.