Thats just dumb, even for a pirate!
(from CNN)
Pirates foiled in a second attack on Maersk Alabama cargo ship
A U.S.-flagged ship that played a central role in a bloody hijacking drama last spring was attacked again Wednesday, a busy day for piracy in the dangerous waters off the east coast of Africa. It was the first time a security team aboard a major merchant ship repelled a pirate attack, a top U.S. Navy officer said. But a defensive weapon that emits a loud noise did not work, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney said in a briefing. "They tried to employ [a long-range acoustical device] and it did not have the effect," said Gortney, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, which is responsible for the area favored by pirates. He said he did not know why the device did not work. READ MORE
Pirates foiled in a second attack on Maersk Alabama cargo ship
A U.S.-flagged ship that played a central role in a bloody hijacking drama last spring was attacked again Wednesday, a busy day for piracy in the dangerous waters off the east coast of Africa. It was the first time a security team aboard a major merchant ship repelled a pirate attack, a top U.S. Navy officer said. But a defensive weapon that emits a loud noise did not work, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney said in a briefing. "They tried to employ [a long-range acoustical device] and it did not have the effect," said Gortney, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, which is responsible for the area favored by pirates. He said he did not know why the device did not work. READ MORE
