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Why are ships sailing in the waters off Somalia not armed to prevent piracy and hostage taking?

April 26, 2017armed government Military piracy politics sailing ships Somalia waters

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Why are ships sailing in the waters off Somalia not armed to prevent piracy and hostage taking?

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By international law, when a commercial vessel is armed, it becomes a warship… and most international ports will not allow armed warships into port without special permission – AND, commercial trade is not allowed with warships, no matter if they have a load of oil or shipping containers, if it’s a warship, you can’t do anything but resupply them.