This is how we handle the pirates

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Originally Posted by Praxeas

Merchant Marines carry guns. I knew someone in the MM and they were in the Gulf to work with our Carrier group. He took pics and one of them showed a huge machine gun on his ship.

I don't know why they don't consider these pirates enemy combatants and just blow them out of the water

Bro international law states that civilian cargo ships cannot be armed at all. Merchant Marines that are working in concert with the military may have a different set of rules, but these shops like hte Miersk Alabama are completely restricted from having any kind of deadly weapon at all.