[Default] Thus spake "James" :


"Ray Goldenberg" wrote in message
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On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 11:37:11 -0500, "G&V" Bushwick at comcast dot
net wrote:

I am not talking about that lame stuff.
When you are being attacked with RPG's you need real weapons to repel.
What you are talking about is no secret, it was widely disseminated in the
news.
That lame acoustic thing is probably not the reason the attack was broken
off.
What was more likely the attack was broken off for other reasons by the
pirates.
I find it hard to believe that the cruise line would put their billion
dollar
investment on the line with ONLY such a lame device.
At some point you have to put rounds into bodies.
Small arms fire just can close the distance.
My question is what large caliber weapons does the ship carry.

Hi G&V,

As I stated earlier, the cruise lines have a number of ways to repel
pirates and protect their investment. They are not going to publish
this information on the Internet to satisfy your curiosity. The so
called "lame" defense did work. How do you argue with the facts in
the Seabourn attempt?

Best regards,
Ray

OK ray, since you're privy to inside info, how will they repel the Jack
Sparrows of the world?

Grape shot from swivel guns on the poop deck and chain shot into the
masts.


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