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Originally Posted by Speakeasy
So, what do you guys think? Should an international coalition go in an attempt to rescue the hostages and tanker? Should a ransom simply be paid? How can such a thing be prevented in the future? What are the pros and cons of simply switching shipping routes (besides it being a bigger pain in the ass to get shipments around the world)?
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I think for the single most recent event, they should pay the ransom.
Seeing the scope of the area involved in pirate attacks, it would be impractical if not impossible to cease crossing the affected shipping lanes.
For the larger question: I don't believe any historical outbreak of naval piracy has been brought to an end by anything other than systematic capture and prosecution of the criminals and an accompanying military campaign to counter it.