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OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 7:56:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		This is a pretty knowlegeable forum. What do you guys think should be done about the Pirates in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden? 2300 ships a year go thru the Gulf. Why can't they convoy weekly, one each direction, between Djibouti and the Seychelles. Seems like five DDs with helicopter support should be more than enough protection for each convoy no matter how strung out and confused they get. Also, a half dozen Q-ships could be added out side the convoy runs to make a real party. What's wrong with my scenario?
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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 8:02:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		So I guess you "didn't see" the last Somali pirates thread that was removed from the WitP forum two days ago?

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 8:03:16 PM   
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This is a pretty knowlegeable forum. What do you guys think should be done about the Pirates in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden? 2300 ships a year go thru the Gulf. Why can't they convoy weekly, one each direction, between Djibouti and the Seychelles. Seems like five DDs with helicopter support should be more than enough protection for each convoy no matter how strung out and confused they get. Also, a half dozen Q-ships could be added out side the convoy runs to make a real party. What's wrong with my scenario?


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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 8:13:14 PM   
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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 8:14:23 PM   
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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 8:33:22 PM   
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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 8:34:41 PM   
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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 9:36:35 PM   
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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 9:58:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		Tommy, Tommy, Tommy.....don't you realize that asking an adult , real world question is going to incur the the wrath of WITP Gods? It is forbidden to discuss current, real world issues like intelligent adults! You should know better than that! Do a Faber, or something else of a nonsensical nature (and therefore inoffensive). Post a nun or a naked animal picture or something.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 10:01:07 PM   
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Post a nun or a naked animal picture or something.


But if you get the two mixed up that might get you banned.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 10:07:35 PM   
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Post a nun or a naked animal picture or something.


But if you get the two mixed up that might get you banned.


No doubt.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 10:08:57 PM   
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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 10:18:45 PM   
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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 10:24:02 PM   
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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 10:24:37 PM   
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In the immortal words of Emily Litella: "never mind"


For what it's worth Tommy, I am very interested in this matter. I'm currently co-authoring a series of articles on it, and co-authored a letter to the editor of the WSJ . So it's not that we are not interested in the subject, or your opions, it's just that they are not permitted here. If a question in not directly related to WITP, or could even remotely be considered political, it's locked. Period. If it is not locked at first, it will be.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 10:32:29 PM   
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Further to what Steve said, there are many political differences of opinion here as well. What you and I might agree on might be non-sensible to someone else here, and vice versa. The non-political rule is to keep the forum both focused and friendly ('cause while many of us can agree to disagree courteously, sometimes it goes the other way!).

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 10:34:04 PM   
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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 10:46:02 PM   
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This is a pretty knowlegeable forum. What do you guys think should be done about the Pirates in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden? 2300 ships a year go thru the Gulf. Why can't they convoy weekly, one each direction, between Djibouti and the Seychelles. Seems like five DDs with helicopter support should be more than enough protection for each convoy no matter how strung out and confused they get. Also, a half dozen Q-ships could be added out side the convoy runs to make a real party. What's wrong with my scenario?


But since this thread hasn't been locked, I'll bite. The force you describe sounds much bigger than necessary. One "mothership" (like an amphib or replenishment ship), 1DDG and a couple of frigates should be able to patrol the area nicely. But there are more forces than that already there. It's the "rules of engagement" that are causing most of the grief.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 11:35:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Convoying won't work because the shipping companies will lose money with delays in their schedules while the convoy slots fill up.  It is estimated that the efficiency of British shipyards was reduced by a third due to convoying in WWII; imagine what "just in time" shipping would go through if they had to wait weeks for a convoy to form up.

Q-ships would work for a while, but IMO what would work better is to allow armed parties on the merchant ships.  I've seen some recommendations to put deck guns or MG's on them but that would probably create all sorts of problems for foreign ports, most who don't allow armed merchant ships to enter them without lengthy inspections and certification that the weapons are safed in an off position while in port.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 11:42:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		The admiral who gave the briefing yesterday described the area of ocean involved as something like: 'Draw a line from New York to Chicago to Texas to Florida then back to New York. That's the size of the area of ocean involved.'

It's pretty tough to cover physically. The Bainbridge was over 300nm away when the first report of pirate trouble came in from the ship.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/13/2009 11:50:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		A lot of ocean for a ship. Not so much for a martime patrol squadron. P-3's, Aurora's, Nimrods or Atlantic's. Heck, just about anything that can fly low, slow, and long. C-130's. Even B-52's.  It's not as big as you think. I used to do it for a living.    The mere presence of topcover MPA will make the badguys keep their heads down.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/14/2009 12:00:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah but at what cost and how persistent is the effect? Aircraft can't stay overhead forever.

One ship owner was on TV yesterday and said that when one of their ships was taken over it was like this:

They prepared for the passage ahead of time, were very watchful etc. An 'innocent looking' fishing boat only broke cover when it started moving and made an intercept course. It launched two skiffs each with a pilot and 6 to 8 borders that made for the ship. They fired on the ship (breaking windows, etc.) to suppress the non-lethal resistance being used (fire hoses). They swarmed aboard and that was it. Total time was estimated to be 6 to 8 minutes. Even if it was somewhat longer that's pretty quick for first responders to arrive. Hell your lucky if urban 911 can get there that quickly.

He also said that the crew (held for two or three months) was mostly kept on one side of the bridge (28 crew) with around 40 Somalis on the other side of the bridge and more patrolling the ship.

[Edited to correct crew count typo from 38 to 28.]

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/14/2009 12:03:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm interested in this topic, but I really don't have a lot of knowledge.

I have heard a counterargument for arming ships (or their crews) though and it had to do with starting an arms race where both sides become more and more destructive. I don't know if that is a reasonable argument or not.

Seems to me, a couple crew members authorized to use force should be enough to deter many of the pirates, who would just go to the next cargo ship until they find one that doesn't put up a fight. But I really don't know much abotu all the dynamics involved, so I could be way off.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/14/2009 12:47:15 AM   
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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/14/2009 1:30:58 AM   
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This is a pretty knowlegeable forum. What do you guys think should be done about the Pirates in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden? 2300 ships a year go thru the Gulf. Why can't they convoy weekly, one each direction, between Djibouti and the Seychelles. Seems like five DDs with helicopter support should be more than enough protection for each convoy no matter how strung out and confused they get. Also, a half dozen Q-ships could be added out side the convoy runs to make a real party. What's wrong with my scenario?


I do have the answer, but Erik said that I would be banned from WiTP, and forced to play only Second Life or The Sims if I responded indepth.


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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/14/2009 2:07:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		So as long as the shipping companies are able to pass along their increased costs (ransomes) then the status quo reigns.  It's to expensive to have warships everywhere and they take to long to arrive even if you cover the area with air recon.  There are answers to every problem, eventually.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/14/2009 2:11:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		Perhaps I'm assuming too much, but I'm guessing that while the pirates can amply handle a 30' skiff, they probably can't pilot a 10,000(+) ton cargo vessel.

What good does it do a pirate to capture a vessel that he can't pilot home.

The pirates assume that all they have to do is get to their prize and squat, and somebody pays the ransom.  They don't have to pilot the prize, they just collect ransom and pledge of passage.

But if civilian crews and pirates know that international response will be to arrive in force, and not ransom, there is little incentive to attack a cargo vessel that you can neither pilot, and if you send a ransom request, that military force will be on it's way to kill you, instead of the ransom.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/14/2009 2:15:29 AM   
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: Fix broken Somali society!?! while simultaneously doing whatever is prudent in the short-term to curtail, deter, mitigate the piracy?

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/14/2009 2:29:04 AM   
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Yeah but at what cost and how persistent is the effect? Aircraft can't stay overhead forever.

One ship owner was on TV yesterday and said that when one of their ships was taken over it was like this:

They prepared for the passage ahead of time, were very watchful etc. An 'innocent looking' fishing boat only broke cover when it started moving and made an intercept course. It launched two skiffs each with a pilot and 6 to 8 borders that made for the ship. They fired on the ship (breaking windows, etc.) to suppress the non-lethal resistance being used (fire hoses). They swarmed aboard and that was it. Total time was estimated to be 6 to 8 minutes. Even if it was somewhat longer that's pretty quick for first responders to arrive. Hell your lucky if urban 911 can get there that quickly.

He also said that the crew (held for two or three months) was mostly kept on one side of the bridge (28 crew) with around 40 Somalis on the other side of the bridge and more patrolling the ship.

[Edited to correct crew count typo from 38 to 28.]

Aircraft can act as a force multiplier . They find the target, then vector surface forces. Plus the higher the aircraft, the greater the radar horizon. Plus new UAV systems , like coyote, can be employed by MPA aircraft. More terrain patroled, means fewer patroling ships are needed.

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RE: OT- Somalian Pirates - 4/14/2009 2:30:55 AM   
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Perhaps I'm assuming too much, but I'm guessing that while the pirates can amply handle a 30' skiff, they probably can't pilot a 10,000(+) ton cargo vessel.

What good does it do a pirate to capture a vessel that he can't pilot home.

The pirates assume that all they have to do is get to their prize and squat, and somebody pays the ransom.  They don't have to pilot the prize, they just collect ransom and pledge of passage.

But if civilian crews and pirates know that international response will be to arrive in force, and not ransom, there is little incentive to attack a cargo vessel that you can neither pilot, and if you send a ransom request, that military force will be on it's way to kill you, instead of the ransom.

-F-


The pirates only need to "motivate" the crew to sail the ship where they want it. A pistol to the head can do that.

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