firing an rpg at a navy vessel is like aggroing the enemy 40 levels above you and then getting one shot.

@nicolaj9510

3 ай бұрын

I'm surprised they only returned fire with small calibre guns, and not the larger naval guns.

@avocado7415

3 ай бұрын

@@nicolaj9510 they cost more per shot

@arjensmit6684

3 ай бұрын

@@nicolaj9510Lol, imagine firing 2 ton granades at a 200kg boat. Yes, that would be the american thing to do.

@arjensmit6684

3 ай бұрын

Yes, wtf are these guys thinking. The stupidity of this is astounding.

@elliotgillum

3 ай бұрын

​@@arjensmit6684Sadly all our battleships are decommissioned.

Never would i imagine pirate deterrent would include MLG horn lmao

@bryanfranco9597

3 ай бұрын

Powered by Mountain Dew

@Basement_crusader

3 ай бұрын

Pack it up boys. This guy is a gamer, time to pick a softer target

@BierBart12

3 ай бұрын

WOMBO COMBO

@Redneck_Technophile

3 ай бұрын

A better pirate deterrent would be allowing merchant ships to arm themselves. You know, like has been proven time and time again throughout the entirety of written history. But hey what do I know? I'm just an asshole with half a brain and an inkling of literacy.

@NeostormXLMAX

3 ай бұрын

brings me back to the mlg era@@bryanfranco9597

"Hey look, a Navy missile cruiser! LeTs roB iT!" The smooothest of brains.

@StumpfForFreedom

3 ай бұрын

*Checks history books* Honestly... sometimes it works.

@imthedentist

3 ай бұрын

With three O's

@triadwarfare

3 ай бұрын

Reminds me of a VLDL skit "Let's mug em"

@raymonds.9021

3 ай бұрын

The most desperate of people

@gandalflotr2898

3 ай бұрын

It's like robbing Chuck Norris

I operated a container ship in pirate waters from 2004 through 2010. In 2005 we were alarmed to see a report from the International Maritime Bureau that there were 3 attempted boardings in a week. That was later surpassed by 5 attempts a day in the following years. The insurance industry wrote a letter demanding the world’s navies do something. A western military spokesman said that they can’t be responsible for 6,000 square miles of ocean and that ships had to protect themselves. The insurance companies responded by voiding any policy where the crew was armed - it’s better to pay out a small ransom than for the pirates to view the crew as an obstacle and then have to pay 20 death benefits. The international community later established the IRTC where navy ships could respond to a vessel being attacked (if they felt like responding) - I’m not kidding. When I was home I would tell my friends about the piracy threat. They were shocked to hear and wondered why it wasn’t in the news. I said, because an American ship hasn’t been hit yet. Then in 2009 the Maersk Alabama was attacked and we all began to know about piracy in the 21st century. In 2010 I went through pirate water twice a month and there was at least one mayday every transit, but I had 10 meters of freeboard and could do 23kts. Those poor bastards with 5 meters of freeboard and could only do 13kts were screwed. I once was turning north into the Red Sea when I saw a thousand small skiffs milling about and a German frigate leaving the Red Sea at dusk. I called the frigate and asked, don’t you see all these skiff and that dusk is a time for pirate attacks. The frigate responded that the skiffs appeared to be fishing. The ship I just passed sent out a mayday an hour later and was taken by pirates. It may have gotten better, but it really sucked for us at one time.

@chungusbooper

3 ай бұрын

I think your comment was cut off.

@lelagrangeeffectphysics4120

3 ай бұрын

@@chungusbooper doesnt look cut to me

@WorldxTracer

3 ай бұрын

Did your company ever hire on private maritime security contractors as things started to really get dangerous?

@chrisholmgren1595

3 ай бұрын

@@WorldxTracer That wasn’t an option at the beginning. The original recommendations was to stay 75 miles offshore, then 100, then 200 and then 600 because they started using mother pirate boats. We followed best practices to harden our vessel with fire hoses and nets to deflect being boarded. My advantage was speed and freeboard, until one day we blew a lubricating injector off the #7 cylinder and had to stop just South of Aden Yemen. I notified UKMTO of my situation and doubled my lookouts. We were dead in the water for the hour it took to make the repair and a bit of time to get 70,000 tons back up to speed, all the time looking out for a little boat that could close on us in 20 minutes. We lucked out as it was a mildly rough day at sea so the pirates weren’t around. I was buzzed by a U.S. Navy P3-Orion while the engineers made quick repairs, which made me feel very proud. UKMTO posted that ships with speeds greater than 15kts and freeboard greater than 8 meters hadn’t been boarded, so the low and slow vessels were at greatest risk.

@lelagrangeeffectphysics4120

3 ай бұрын

@@chrisholmgren1595 Wait... so the pirates were... using carrier tactics, sending over scout boats along the sea lines and then sending teams to capture vessels, so they were becoming professionals... Also with low freeboard ships mainly being tankers... chances are we in EU were suffering the most from these attacks.

Can we take a moment to admire the pirates unfazed determination to fuck around and find out

@derek8564

3 ай бұрын

well I mean look at them....IQ isn't their strong suit.

@justanothergmailaccount1353

3 ай бұрын

They’re not exactly going after heavily armed targets now are they?

@scottread

3 ай бұрын

er, no. they're gutless pissants taking on largely unarmed civilian vessels.

@SheepInACart

3 ай бұрын

@@justanothergmailaccount1353 You didn't watch the video did you? They literally attacked a US navy missile cruiser and its escorting destroyer, thats maybe the second heaviest armed type of boat on the planet, and a member of the worlds largest navy. If they'd used a sea mine or something it would be an act of terror, but they used rifles and one RPG, its like trying to arm wrestle a freight train, not big brain behavior.

@jogandsp

3 ай бұрын

​@@derek8564bro no. IQ has nothing to do with it. They're starving to death and have no opportunities to better themselves. I'm not excusing their actions, but you have to understand it's desperation, not stupidity.

GET PISSED ON! -cargo vessel

@mrdan2898

3 ай бұрын

Actually explosive Diarrhea is more effective as a deterrent.

@loudtim265

3 ай бұрын

Spraying from the waste tank isn’t a terrible idea.

@mrdan2898

3 ай бұрын

@@loudtim265 Yeah. lol "If you don't want sewage on ya, stay away!"

@poindextertunes

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@felixjiangkeshu

3 ай бұрын

⁠Prepare to meet my 200 psi Super-Soaker!!!

Part 2: This is how cargo ships fight pirates WITH GUNS

time : 2am Me : Time to go to bed Me 2h later : "This is how cargo ships fight pirates "

@pastryman4590

8 күн бұрын

Lmao literally me rn

Contractors with guns cost a hell of a lot. And pirate raids are very uncommon statistically. It’s not financially profitable for the shipping giants to take on the additional cost and liability.

@LeeGee

3 ай бұрын

Cost of doing business. Cheaper when they are on staff.

@imantsjansons5009

3 ай бұрын

Also pirates can sue a company if the lethal force used against them and demand compensations 😕

@nnakaudoh

3 ай бұрын

You think somali pirates will sue multimillion/billion dollar shipping companies?@@imantsjansons5009

@magivkmeister6166

3 ай бұрын

Yeah pirate lives aren't worth the cost.

@jeremyscherbert7336

3 ай бұрын

​@imantsjansons5009 the world reaction to them trying to sue should be 😂😂😂😂😂🤡

6:55 Pirates *enter ship* British Navy *arrives* British Navy, "Well, good sirs, do you happen to know what we have been doing with pirates historically?"

@cat_clan_leader

3 ай бұрын

Russian Navy literally firing at the merchant ship to scare the pirates lmao

@kuhluhOG

3 ай бұрын

Prirate, "No" British Navy, "Hire them to rob our enemies, want that job?"

@afj810

2 ай бұрын

the british navy were no better than pirates historically

@_extrathicc

2 ай бұрын

@@afj810 The British navy was full of pirates actually, they just called them "privateers".

@brianletter3545

2 ай бұрын

@@_extrathicc Now there's an idea!

"sir!, there are pirates attacking us! what do we do!" "flood the ocean" "roger sir!"

@kraavok

2 ай бұрын

Underrated comment 😂😂😂

@user-tv6vz3xu2g

2 ай бұрын

Pirates have Migs and Apatchi .sir what shoud we do ? Rise Palestine flag

The quality of your videos keeps getting better and better! Good work!

4:45 the snake hose thing used to be a kids toy but it got recalled for killing too many kids

@kaspervestergaard2383

3 ай бұрын

Had a loose hose with air spewing everywhere. Scary stuff indeed.

@larrylem3582

3 ай бұрын

Water Wiggle, by Wham-O!

@andrewyork3869

3 ай бұрын

What was it called, cause that's hilarious!!

@Sai.Hottari

3 ай бұрын

It looks like it didn't get recalled.... It got *repurposed*.

@andrewyork3869

3 ай бұрын

@Sai.Hottari it's not bad PR it's just an unscheduled rebranding.

This is why I wouldn't be surprised if we get the return of the Q-ship--a merchant vessel that hides a plethora of machine guns and small-caliber cannons. If the pirates get too close, they're going to get hit by a something like an M242 Bushmaster gun.

@user-vt2cr8qd1b

3 ай бұрын

CIWS more funni

@LilithTheAbyssalGoddess

3 ай бұрын

@@user-vt2cr8qd1b Private! remove that direction!

@LilithTheAbyssalGoddess

3 ай бұрын

"aye aye sir! removing that direction!"

@andrewyork3869

3 ай бұрын

Can you commit a warcrime against pirates?

@Snarkbar

3 ай бұрын

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo that would be so mean and unethical! Killing people who are trying to kill you is WRONG!!!!11!11111

Some do, in the UK. You can hire people with 20 mm cannons to protect your ships. They have licences for these things.

*Pirates raiding by sea* Ships: *uses barbed wires and water cannons* Houthis: Not sure what that’s gonna do

@HanyuRapui

3 ай бұрын

Houthies took pirates business to another level

@ROBLOXGamingDavid

3 ай бұрын

They should have used the tactics that was used on the Houthis, against Somalis and other pirates before and it would have been dealt with. Oh wait.... No.... ...

@Justin-ui5ti

3 ай бұрын

@@ROBLOXGamingDavidI think glassing should be considered a valid option.

@NemesisOgreKing

3 ай бұрын

Until the oil runs out, then Saudi Arabia is on its own.@@landleven1088

@EllAntares

3 ай бұрын

Well, they are army, not pirates.

They're shooting AKs without earpro, so idk how much difference an LRAD is gonna make.

@BierBart12

3 ай бұрын

TIL AK-47s are one or two decibels louder than a jet engine on average Though, I think the difference is in the sustained noise vs one short noise with every shot

@Redneck_Technophile

3 ай бұрын

@@BierBart12 I've shot my AK without earpro a couple times, definitely loud enough to ring your ears, definitely a dumb thing to do, but yea there is a big difference between short vs sustained. I can still hear ok though.

@strilight

3 ай бұрын

Decibels isn't the only factor when making sonic deterrents, frequency matters too. An absolutely shrieking 4khz @ 160DB at the source, the likely area for suffering hearing damage stretches all the way out to 75m. And that's not even mentioning the fact that gunshots will mostly only affect hearing maybe give you a ringing headache if it's a particularly big round, but the LRAD is designed to shake up your entire body.

@JAmediaUK

3 ай бұрын

I think you will find that it is the "certain frequencies" that are used that do it. Though I doubt they will use brown noise.

@lethalradio14

3 ай бұрын

LRADS can make you vomit and give you bad headaches at close range or if your being blasted by it long enough

The problem with guns is that many countries won't allow armed merchant ships in their ports. That can be solved by having craft placed at specific points to allow armed guards to embark and disembark outside of territorial waters.

@arjensmit6684

3 ай бұрын

Someone should start a rental service. When you enter pirate infested waters, there's a boat where you can rent a bunch of guns and turn them back in at a second boat when you leave the area at the other side. Sounds like a nice bussiness to me.

@CPU9incarnate

3 ай бұрын

It can be solved by cutting off trade until they agree to allow armed merchant ships.

@fearthehoneybadger

3 ай бұрын

@@arjensmit6684 That was my suggestion.

@gordon1545

3 ай бұрын

Yes because what could possibly go wrong with floating arsenals of weapons?

@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket

3 ай бұрын

It can be solved by not doing business with country's that are against basic human rights like to the right to self defense.

You forgot to atleast give some respect and credit for THE INDIAN NAVY , for successfully thwarting some some of these attacks lately and safely returning the held hostages , without seeing the nationality of the crew (A perfect example of love for humanity and world harmony)

@NotASeriousMoose

3 ай бұрын

Why are Indians so self absorbed?! Other countries have been doing this for years but as soon as the Indian navy just shows up you want praise 😂

@TS-bj8my

3 ай бұрын

The Indian military is a growing modern force, can't deny that.

@pedro77167

3 ай бұрын

Love India 🇮🇳 even though I’m not Indian but that’s so nice of them 😊😊 India saved many lives and lots of money that day

@DeltaEntropy

3 ай бұрын

Respect and credit for what the west has been doing for decades?

@firstname405

3 ай бұрын

​@@DeltaEntropygenocide?

Like breaching a castle - except the castle defenders have no bow and arrows.

@stevenorrington473

3 ай бұрын

HELICOPTER! HELICOPTER!

@garethm54

2 ай бұрын

Well, technically they do have a bow. But it's really big. And part of the ship. So impractical by all means (for defense, that is. It's totally practical for keeping your ship afloat though).

@Shemegory

2 ай бұрын

Castles were usually sieged without combat, people don't want to starve to death.

@F_Print

2 ай бұрын

Defenders have no bow and arrows but their castle can move and some of them pretty damn fast, a lot of pirate raids fail because the merchant ships can outrun or outlast the small motorboats with limited fuel and no ocean-going capabilities.

In Somalia, it's apparently considered a proper job, being a pirate. (EDIT, the pirate in question was from Nigeria, not Somalia). A few years back, a boatload of the scum came under fire from a danish navy vessel that patrolled the waters for pirates. The boat was sunk, and a few of them lived. One lost a leg, he and his family are now settled for life in Denmark, sustained by the danish tax payers. The navy officers in command were almost charged for improper conduct during the incident. What a world.

@gentlemanvontweed7147

3 ай бұрын

So the pirate who got settled in Denmark won that game of Russian roulette 😂

@lindenhoch8396

3 ай бұрын

@@gentlemanvontweed7147 I guess he did. He hasn't won the hearts and minds or pity of any danes, though. May his other leg catch gangrea. Scumbag.

@cruisinguy6024

3 ай бұрын

Wtfffff

@RunFromCities

3 ай бұрын

No quarter. Wth happened to that tradition? Give no quarter to pirates.

@lindenhoch8396

3 ай бұрын

@@RunFromCities Yeah, that sadly doesn't fly in modern days. This one got set up with nice, roomy quarters, wheelchair accessible of course.

I would suggest using extremely powerful IR and UV lasers. This will seriously damage the eyes of any pirate because the lasers would be invisible to them and they would therefore be unaware that they are being blinded until they become blind. Bad luck for the pirates but at least the ship's crew wouldn't have to kill anyone. A powerful narrow beam microwave emitter could also be a viable alternative.

@TheStygian

3 ай бұрын

Yeah they are sadly not allowed according to the Geneva Suggestion.

@aaamogusthespiderever2566

3 ай бұрын

@@TheStygianlasers are banned cus they too op lol

@therecruitking1623

3 ай бұрын

​@@TheStygianit's only a war crime if you are at war, fighting off pirates is not a war

@garethm54

2 ай бұрын

Ok, Dr. Evil

@kw9849

2 ай бұрын

​@@therecruitking1623"The Geneva convention doesn't apply to civilians" is a wild take.

The main problems with giving the crew weapons: 1. If they fail to stop them from boarding the boat but manage to kill a couple of them, guess what happens to the crew. 2.Flags of convenience, Countries like Panama arent going to give ships sailing under their registration permission to carry weapons because Countries would start blocking ships with Panama registration from entering their ports. Which would ruin the whole "Flags of Convenience" thing for Panama

@ROBLOXGamingDavid

3 ай бұрын

Not to mention, it would enrage the Somalis even further. Moral and legal complications to follow, considering (whether on what to believe or if its true or not) that these foreign fishing companies are what led to that issue in the first place because no one's patrolling the waters due to the civil war (though that couldn't be the only factor at play here)

@NotASeriousMoose

3 ай бұрын

Somali piracy is dead, and has been for years. The UN anti privacy action also lowered the pressure from illegal fishing in Somali waters and the fish has actually come back a little, thus fishing is actually an option now for the people with boats. The Houtis are not pirates, they are attacking ships/trade for a political reason. Ie it's a war. A whole other can of worms

@lordlopikong6940

16 күн бұрын

They could also get sued, by sacraficing a small ship and letting it get near a large ship and feigning ignorance that the small ship didn't understand the instructions and got to close to it. Because in the end, there is no laws concerning boats getting near each other.

Those few nutheads trying to take on US Navy was funny lol

@BrokenLifeCycle

3 ай бұрын

"Let me remind you why the US Navy was even invented!"

@nursestoyland

3 ай бұрын

The modern us navy (the one originally with the 6 frigates) was formed to protect their merchant vessels from pirate raids. They remember their roots

@praetorxian

3 ай бұрын

Probably high AF on khat.

If piracy is going to be an issue I am surprised we are not using convoy tactics. A single frigate or destroyer could effectivley defend a dozen or so large container ships, particularly if it had an onboard attack helicopter.

@nothanks9503

3 ай бұрын

The pirates would get skilled and well equipped enough to succeed sometimes then you would have worse pirates to deal with

@cat_clan_leader

3 ай бұрын

​@@nothanks9503what kind of pirates have firepower to take on a modern Destroyer? Usually a DD will only use small arms fire against these guys, but if push comes to shove then they will use their bigger guns, and no hand held weapon on a raft is going to be able to compete with that

@Stormyy6310

3 ай бұрын

Because it costs a lot of money

@nothanks9503

3 ай бұрын

@@cat_clan_leader I mean I’m not trying to give any idea but that’s just how it is necessity is the mother of innovation and some glass bottles and gasoline can still take down a tank today

@cat_clan_leader

3 ай бұрын

@@nothanks9503 molotovs only work on a tank if it's badly positioned, terrain plays a vital role. If it's out in a clear open area then they don't work nearly as well. The reason they work is because they can stall/ruin the engine through the vents, or cook the crew if it manages to find its way inside the camped compartment, neither scenario really applies to a Destroyer A warship has the entire flat open sea, it's going to be kind of hard to sneak some kind of improvised explosive to it. And even if they do end up heavily damaging a ship, it will give that government justification to use heavier force against these pirates than just a single DD But they are welcome to try

LoL yeah, those pirates who attacked the US Navy must have been drunk. Personally, if I were a pirate, I'd run away from anything bigger than a US Navy rowboat. Even then, I'd have to decide whether attacking that rowboat was really worth it.

@devreed5931

3 ай бұрын

Probably not cause it’s gonna have a machine gun and one thing you don’t do it touch an American naval ship

@praetorxian

3 ай бұрын

Probably high on khat.

@EvanBlack11

3 ай бұрын

To be honest I think your chances of dying is higher with the Navy row boat or small boat. With the Ship they know there is basically nothing they can do. But the boats there is a small chance they could harm someone so they would take them out before they got close. Like really what would they done if they actually got on the ship 😂. Maybe the pirates just wanted a tour of the ship 😅

@Azagoreth

2 ай бұрын

@@EvanBlack11 considering the gonzalez had a crew of roughly 280 sailors, they wouldn't have lasted long if they had successfully boarded... It was lose lose no matter how it turned out for the pirates... They either get shit on by the gonzalas, or by some strange miracle actually win and take the gonzalez, just for uncle sam to get Extremely upset and end up educating them on how destructive cruise missiles are.

@1370802

2 ай бұрын

According to another comment, they were high on something called khat, and they became erratic on the lifeboat because they ran out and started going through withdrawal

some private security operate by waiting outside of port in international waters with a chase boat or tender sized vessel that can be winched on board and gets picked up by the ship. then when they arrive at one of the destination ports, they take all weapons with them and go onto the boat and sits in international water while the ship goes in to port, then the ship would pick them up again on the way out. that way the weapons never enter sovereign borders. Also for one way journeys or if the ship only hired for part of their route, once nearing the last port the security guards would just chuck the weapons overboard into the ocean just before entering sovereign waters, ride the ship into port and take a flight back home. cost of the weapons would be built into the fees.

Its not what you think.

@sumitkumarmurmu5176

3 ай бұрын

True

@wphhaydn2987

3 ай бұрын

Fr so true

@sjoormen1

3 ай бұрын

It is. Everytime.

@tedhardulak7698

3 ай бұрын

I did not have a thought about this. Since thoughts are past tense of thinking (As in I just had a thought Vs I am thinking) I guess I did not think to start with. Conclusive proof that perhaps my thoughts are not a byproduct of thinking.

@gordon1545

3 ай бұрын

It was exactly what I thought. Arming a bunch of sailors is a bloody stupid idea and very likely to get them killed.

Some electric motors with chain or wire flails would work wonders.

@cat_clan_leader

3 ай бұрын

That would be potentially gruesome but quite effective indeed

@VanquishedAgain

3 ай бұрын

These boats are like a thousand feet long.

@richardashworth400

3 ай бұрын

I was thinking more along the lines of the giant swinging wall axe from Game Of Thrones

@medievalwebman2917

3 ай бұрын

effective yes, ethical? no!.

@Towelie-

3 ай бұрын

@@medievalwebman2917 Why not, it’s simply self defense, no one forces them to try come on board.

Good video overall, but you're mistaken about the main point: cargo vessels routinely used armed guards when traversing the Gulf of Aden. Depending on the route, they are picked up outside the piracy area and they get off the vessel once it has safely transited or joined a convoy. I know this because I worked in the industry, and we regularly paid companies to provide armed guards expressly for this purpose.

My father works for the merchant Navy and he once explained me exactly this, how to fight pirates without weapons. For him, the easiest method is to hire a security guard or two until the zone is crossed. Back in 2006, when he was a chief officer on whatever ship he was working on, it was actually attacked by Somali pirates, despite the avoidance measures taken by the crew. He tells that everyone in the crew was beat up really bad and after that they robbed the captain's room and left, and then the crew had to pay the company for the losses. Almost after 18 years now, some days back, his ship went through that pirate infested zone again, but this time he as a captain had urged the company to hire a security guard. His ship crossed that EXACT same area where another Indian ship was hijacked by pirates and then the Indian Navy had to come to the rescue. He was dumbfounded when I told him this. Merchant Navy sailors are the unsung heroes of the world's economy...

Some do, and the footage is just fantastic to watch.

I never thought that I would ever comment this under a such a random video title, BUT: I've asked myself this for years! Thank mate, great video!

As a full time pirate, I thank you for sharing this.

You work for 40yrs to have $1m in your retirement, Meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin for just few months and now they are multi millionaires. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life

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Haven't watched the video yet but a lot of ships do carry guns. But only at sea. Before making port they offload the firepower to a second vessel offshore.

@NotASeriousMoose

3 ай бұрын

They don't. They carry armed guards who embark and disembark in international waters. No shipping company is going to give out guns to their slave wage crews.

Fire & bullets would definitely work though right?

4:57 when you drop the shower head

That rocket hole looks like a good way to breach the ship's defense

@cat_clan_leader

3 ай бұрын

Not really. Those boats are made to take much more punishment than a single old rocket

@andrewyork3869

3 ай бұрын

In that instance the would have just gotten stuck in a giant tank welded shut.

@bluedragontoybash2463

3 ай бұрын

enty.. not sink it@@cat_clan_leader

Water hoses are great but what happens when you run out of water

@NotWhatYouThink

3 ай бұрын

Good point! ... wait a second!

@ggolden

2 ай бұрын

ocean

@SegoMan

2 ай бұрын

@@ggolden Like Dah!

@gfdgfdgfdgfdgfdgd

2 ай бұрын

eesh 😐

Well made video! Thank you.

I am the captain now

If this piracy is such a big deal can we not just implement DRM into the ships?

@Fankas2000

2 ай бұрын

DRM doesn't and hasn't ever worked. Piracy reigns supreme!

@easytos

2 ай бұрын

They can pull a capcom and implement DRM 10 years after the piracy took place.

Pirates upping their game to helicopter intrusion just brought a whole new level to the game. Boats only monitor on the X and Y axis, now they gotta watch the Z axis too, and even still, they gotta track it from a long ways away!

@maximeleninja4029

2 ай бұрын

Isn't the Y axis like the vertical axis?

@man_on_wheelz

2 ай бұрын

@@maximeleninja4029 When viewing a 2D space you only use the X and Y axis, 2D space here being the ocean, North, South, East, and West. In a 3D space you add the Z axis, the axis coming right at or away from the viewer, as viewed in a 2D space. So, in the case of the "2D" ocean, the sky and deep sea below. This is what I was referring to. Granted, yes, with sonar, I believe ships are also monitoring the -Z axis, but not so much the +Z axis (the sky).

Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

Thank you! This was really interesting and fun to watch and learn from!

It's never what we think

@BigStrap

3 ай бұрын

Just once, could it be what I think? 😭

@gordon1545

3 ай бұрын

It was exactly what I thought.

@old-schematic

2 ай бұрын

It's exactly what I think. US ships are the most available to pirates now because all of their crew are now disabled, gay and trans. So in case of pirating a ship, they just give up and start f**ing eachother, while the pirates can loot around. Simple

I think you forgot the most important reason crews aren't armed. If pirates believe crews are armed they will shoot to kill. The belief that crews aren't armed is what allows most hijackings to be bloodless.

@cristinafultz4572

3 ай бұрын

They don’t get much money for dead hostages

@Anankin12

3 ай бұрын

Robbery on the unarmed: everybody walks away, someone with more money and someone with heavier pants and no wallets. Robbery on unarmed people: at least one dead party, possibly both.

@lan_9056

3 ай бұрын

If pirates believe the crew is armed, 9.9 times out of 10 they'll just leave and find a ship from a country that doesn't allow guns instead.

@BrokenLifeCycle

3 ай бұрын

It's that same unarmed policy which made them an easy target in the pirates' minds, too. It's just like why gun-free zones don't work to stop mass shootings. The only difference between my example is their objective. One is for profit, the other is mental sickness. However, the reasoning why both an unarmed ship and a gun-free zone are targeted are the same: an unarmed target is and will always be easier and preferable in the eyes of any aggressor.

@mynthics

3 ай бұрын

Actually not, you’re gonna risk your life firing back on a small unstable boat at another person behind cover on a large stable ship? The whole point of piracy was to make a living while being alive. If you kill people on board you are giving the navy the green light to take you out to prevent more hostage deaths, that is if you don’t die approaching and climbing the ship safely under fire

Not What you think doesn’t understand but when u post u brighten up people day I just want to say thanks for that gse

About the speakers, they aren't any old speakers. LRADs are the equivelent of an audio laserbeam: it is very focused sound. That is why it is so loud and such a good deterrent. People describe being targeted by an LRAD as the noise coming from their own head.

Your comparison of asking teachers to carry firearms is an interesting comparison. In both cases the idea is not to simply arm all teachers or in this case all crew members. The idea is make training available and anyone who has completed training, or who has prior police or military experience can choose to carry a firearm. In addition you would also hire specific security personnel for this purpose and to oversee ongoing training. One reasonably trained sniper would be a hell of a deterrent.

@harrkev

3 ай бұрын

But keeping teachers disarmed has worked out so well in the past! Yeah, how dare you bring logic into what is clearly supposed to be an emotional discussion.

@shawnsg

2 ай бұрын

​@@harrkevno it's a stupid idea. Texas has been trying to get armed teachers in whole for over a decade and you see how well that works out.

What I don't get is why at least some modern pirates don't wear eyepatches and other classic pirate accessories. I mean, if you're going to be a pirate, be a PIRATE.

@Heythebrodyboy

3 ай бұрын

Whats next, yarr matey?

@eeg-rh7jv

2 ай бұрын

Makes them easier to spot

@deepsoft7829

22 күн бұрын

@@eeg-rh7jv as if it's not easy to spot a small-ass boat with a dozen of armed men on board rapidly approaching your vessel, tho I guess they could make a burglary move with putting on the accessories during their sail. Would've been rad.

It would probably be cheaper if they just sprayed 1$ bills at them it would be impractical for the pirates to pass up the money they would have to stop and collect the dollars and could only carry a few hundred dollars before the wet dollars became too heavy

@oldspicey6001

3 ай бұрын

First reasonable idea

@nothanks9503

3 ай бұрын

@@oldspicey6001 I bet it works

This is a very well made and researched video. I subscribed

I believe the teachers being able to carry guns is an optional legal stance. Not mandatory. They can if they are able and want to. Not made to. Similar to the crew, the legality of having one is what they want to solve. More like if the crew wanted to they could, the multiple countries makes it tougher.

There was a Japanese anime called Tactical Roar where there were PMC naval ships that companies can hire for protection and escort through the waters. Unrealistic but shed light that it may also help in deterring piracy.

@muhazreen

3 ай бұрын

Remind me of black lagoon scene too

@saddlepiggy

3 ай бұрын

Some ships do hire PMCs, but they live on the ship rather than a separate vessel.

@brendan7094

3 ай бұрын

@@muhazreenwhat a fantastic show.

@bzipoli

2 ай бұрын

dont need to tho. armed PMCs agents on board are enough every time. but it's an expensive service

Some large grit/sand blasting media added to the high pressure water might be interesting. Or a slick lubricant that could be sprayed on the deck. Also, I imagine the ship's engine/alternator can generate an awful lot of current, something that might arc to hand held metallic object. I can at least see a fun ship defense game/simulator in there somewhere 😂

@coolsnake1134

3 ай бұрын

As much as that sounds effective unfortunately for other reasons it's not very practical, putting in abrasive grit into the water cannons will increase wear on the ships protective coatings leading to more maintenance, slimy grease on the decks can be time-consuming too clean up after the pirates are gone and can potentially create environmental issues if it finds its way into the ocean, and energizing parts of the ship or the water around the ship with stray currents from the main generators can be a safety hazard to the crew, lead to more electrical issues as well as increase the rate at which below the water line components corrode, you don't want your prop shafts or your through-hole fittings corroding. And replacing those below the water line components usually requires putting the ship into dry dock

@bakedbeings

3 ай бұрын

@@coolsnake1134 No doubt they all come with challenges! At a point it'll come down to return on investment - is it cheaper than what they're going to be spending on piracy issues and insurance 🤷

@GarGlingT

3 ай бұрын

Greek fire

Correct Title: This is how cargo ships get captured by pirates because they are without guns

@HookerHeels

2 ай бұрын

Bingo

and wonder if can use sound and frequency to control, onetime someone wanted a ride and they got in the car and i turned on a song and they were like "oh hell no" let me out right now i dont want the ride. so meaning with right music adn frequencys you can trigger ppl to do or not do things?

As for your can of worms - you made your point very well. Thank you for this compelling story and look into how this has been working

@Redneck_Technophile

3 ай бұрын

As for that can of worms, allowing teachers to carry is not mandating that they must. If some want to and feel that it is their responsibility, there is no good reason why it should be prohibited if they are competent and their gun is properly secured and concealed on their person. If other teachers don't want to, and don't feel it is their reasonability, it was not proposed that we force them to.

Here are some other ideas: - remote operated machine guns in small turrets, 1 or 2 per side. - allow the crew to arm themselves if they wish - facilitate use of armed contractors. - loads of razorwire - distribute costs of these things among concerned governments and ship owners who want to use the passage owners with a common pot

@946towguy2

3 ай бұрын

I've seen prototypes of a CIWS mounted in a 20' shipping container which could be remotely operated by satellite link.

@charlesb.1945

3 ай бұрын

You’ve solved it mate lmao

@williamhenry8914

3 ай бұрын

@@charlesb.1945 yer welcome

@slojcabronas858

2 ай бұрын

I guess you haven't watched the video

It's incredibly easy to keep pirates from coming aboard. But apparently everyone is too scared and/or in favor of majorly over complicating the situation.

Why did i laugh so hysterically at that 911 call shot of the phone? Laughed so freaking loud. 1:01

5:54 it isnt an Israeli owned ship, one of the shareholders is Israeli. and you didnt mention either that none of the crew were Israeli and are still kidnapped

i still think bullets are a far better deterrent than water or plastic barriers

This video just taught the pirates what tricks are being used so they can figure out new ways to successfully attack. 🤔 Well done. 🙄

New Wipeout course looking fire

The best defense is clearly the most silly and complicated one

@bluedragontoybash2463

3 ай бұрын

The American Military Indusial complex way !!

@God-ch8lq

3 ай бұрын

if it's stupid and it works, it's not stupid

@Redneck_Technophile

3 ай бұрын

Hey we don't talk about the XM8 like that, H&K tried.

Do you know the story of USS Dwight D Eisenhower vs Greenpeace? Palma, Spain 1988. Greenpeace wished to protest their "dislike" of nuclear power and weapons by graffiti tagging Ike's hull. Needless to say, the crew could not allow that. After all, the deck apes would have to spend a lot of time hanging over the side to clean it up. So, 2.5" fire hoses were rigged as water cannons, with M2 machine guns as back up, of course. Swamped Greenpeace's little zodiac boats and flooded their engines. They had to row back to shore. Ike remained graffiti free.

Watching this to prepare for my Pirating License Exams (PLEs). Trying to get into the industry the right way 🥵

this video was so cool. +1 sub

Imagine a world where the attacker has more rights than the defendant.. oh wait you dont.

Helicopters don't like water cannons any more than boats do... I imagine that you'll start seeing automated water laser anti-aircraft defenses. Let me tell you, you definitely don't want to get hit by one of those... Especially if you're in a helicopter. Water lasers make those other hoses look like garden tap hoses.

@harrkev

3 ай бұрын

This only works if you notice the helicopter in time.

@joki1937

2 ай бұрын

@@harrkev Choppers aren't exactly silent.

i know this isnt about the vid(the security camera part), but for anyone that thinks of putting security cameras on your house, keep this in mind before buying some that are easily visible. a lot of people think of only one part of the camera, like " criminals will see them and think, i shouldnt risk it" other criminals will think "what are they trying to protect?...might be worth robbing" if you get some, dont get any that they can see.

im a somali pirate and this videos was very educative for us

I believe the insurance companies that insure those ships and cargo don't like them having armed personal either.

@946towguy2

3 ай бұрын

Some of the insurance companies only care about the cargo and vessel and really aren't concerned with the loss of replaceable crew.

@wlink639

3 ай бұрын

Well, if they would be armed they would be more likely to get injured or die either by accident or in combat and who is going to pay for that?

@IlIlllIIIllIIlIIlII

2 ай бұрын

@@946towguy2 that doesn't make sense. They have to pay out life insurance to the sailors' families

@946towguy2

2 ай бұрын

@@IlIlllIIIllIIlIIlII Many sailors have to buy their own life insurance and pay the premiums.

@946towguy2

2 ай бұрын

@@IlIlllIIIllIIlIIlII Also, mostt life insurance policies do not cover acts of war, insurrection or piracy.

How do you even have balls to go to a ship knowing that any time, 2-3 US Navy ships will show up and there is already shit tons of water spraying at the side of the ship

@dahat1992

3 ай бұрын

Is this a joke? Five people took over a huge ship. That's an insane accomplishment, and it's definitely motivation for others to try to do the same.

@Sicarius888

3 ай бұрын

@@dahat1992 Cargo ships look big, but don't they have like 20 people crew? Once they get on board, doesn't look that hard for 5 career criminals with AKs to control unarmed crew that probably don't want to play heroes with their wrenches and get shot.

@MrCmon113

3 ай бұрын

They don't, that's why piracy went down again.

@dahat1992

3 ай бұрын

@@Sicarius888 What's your point? Sounds like you agree with me.

@Sicarius888

3 ай бұрын

@@dahat1992 I don't agree attacking a cargo ship is an accomplishment, it is a criminal act of theft and terrorism against unarmed civilians. Accomplishment would be to build a functional nation, not a lawless, unstable rogue state anarchy with powerless governments and civil wars. Or at least rob a navy cruiser, a fair fight against people who can and know how to fight back. Bandits just like those currently romanticised vikings and age of sail pirates. Rob and terrorize defenceless workers, run away from real military.

too many laws protecting the bad guy

Dude its insane that these boarders just filmed lel.And in a great qualtiy too.

2:23 I’ve stood less than 300 meters behind a kc135 that took of and I’ll tell you: the jet blast was insane, the plane was VERY loud and our chihuahua was a kite for a moment

@TheBananaRaamiz

3 ай бұрын

das good cuz if u stood behind the engines then youd get FULL ON BLOWN AWAY, so yeah, what were you doing behind a KC135 Anyway?

@Donuts_random_stuff

3 ай бұрын

@@TheBananaRaamiz it was at a nato airbase in Germany, the kc135 was positioned all the way at the beginning of the runway and the wasn’t far from the fence It was at geilenkirchen Air base Runway 27

I think you missed the point on allowing crew members to have firearms. Allowing is not forcing, options are usually preferred. In your teacher analogy, I know several teachers including several in my family that would gladly carry firearms at school if allowed. You are correct in forcing people to do something they don't want to do usually doesn't work out well, but forcing is a far cry from allowing.

@allanshpeley4284

3 ай бұрын

Exactly.

Love the tangle part

interesting and great mechanism my dad work for a shipping company taking grain. one day the ship went throught somalia he put a high voltage electricity wire all across the ship and went to sleep.

Cargo ships in that area should have guided missiles, rail guns and a strict Take No Prisoners policy.

@Justanotherconsumer

3 ай бұрын

Sure. You paying for the extra cost of all that equipment, including training and maintenance? Shipping is a low margin high volume business. If you start adding military costs, it’s not competitive with the other providers.

@markmarsh27

3 ай бұрын

@@Justanotherconsumer After a few more minutes of History automated self-aiming 50 mm guns will be mounted on these ships. No training required, automatic targetting and firing. As long as the U.S. is exploiting third world child labour to save 75% of its production and labour costs, the U.S. Military should pay for and mount those defensive weapons. OR, stop exploiting 3rd World Countries, which isn't going to happen. .... IMHO

@stefthorman8548

3 ай бұрын

what other providers? it's ether this, or the cargo plane, we both know, we ain't getting railroads across Mutiple countries@@Justanotherconsumer

@SegoMan

2 ай бұрын

Nope according to Karen logic just make a big sticker that says "This is a gun free zone"

Maybe if these ships were allowed to have 6-10 mounted .50 Caliber Barrett rifles these pirates might stop their attacks altogether.. ???

@NotASeriousMoose

3 ай бұрын

Would you allow random ships from anywhere in the world to come into your country's ports with that weaponry?

@williamstandish2926

3 ай бұрын

You think that's a lot of weaponry? Then again, most people are idiots.

@lorscarbonferrite6964

3 ай бұрын

I think part of the issue is just the cost of having personnel trained in using firearms vs how frequently they actually need to use firearms. Somebody who does not train regularly will not be effective in a small arms firefight, it doesn't matter what gun you give them. Now, maybe with heavy machine guns you can start to offset lack of training with sheer rate of fire, but the downside to using that approach is that you need a large stockpile of ammo to make use of it. For instance, the Browning M2 consumes 7.5 rounds a second at minimum. So, if a cargo ship were to use that strategy, they'd need to purchase a lot of ammo (and make sure it's all reliable), find some secure but readily accessible place on board to store it, train crew members on how to handle and properly store all that ammo, train crew members on how to operate an HMG, and make sure that the ammo in the stockpile remains reliable. No matter how you slice it, equipping the crew on the ship with weapons (including ones mounted on the ship) is a massive cost in training and logistics (and that's not even gonna be the entire cost). Hiring dedicated armed security personnel is likely the better option, but that's also going to be quite expensive, possibly even more expensive depending on how many security personnel there are going to be. Now, maybe all of these costs would be justified if piracy was an everyday occurrence, but it really isn't. It's only a problem in certain areas. The better option is to just contract a external PMC or armed security company to defend the ship while its in pirate-infested waters, which shipping companies do actually do fairly regularly.

@user-zq8lc1eh9c

3 ай бұрын

​@@williamstandish2926Most people are idiots at at least one thing. You're only really an idiot if you argue that you are right despite convincing evidence otherwise. For example, my knowledge of firearms and vehicles is absolutely abysmal, but I admit that and avoid discussions of these subjects whenever possible.

@williamstandish2926

3 ай бұрын

@@lorscarbonferrite6964 Most police in the US never use their firearm. Ever. Yet they are trained on how to use them. Lets talk about costs. They avoid the highly pirated water by going around Africa. For a round trip this increases fuel by $1 million alone. What was a little over a month 1 way trip, just increased by an extra month. Cargo ships normally take 4 round trips between SE Asia and Europe. To go around Africa, they would be lucky to do 3 trips. So they make less trips, and each trip costs a lot more. Now, you are saying it will cost the shipping companies more to go the extra distance, while shipping a lot less, than to spend a hundred thousand to arm the ships?

This Rust IRL ☠️

That’s why the pirates are still attacking, everybody too afraid to kill the bad guys.

What about torpedoes, which can be remotely controlled and fired by the ship's country's navy. These torpedoes can be placed on the ship along with cameras. When pirates attack, the crew can contact the navy which can take control of torpedoes and fire them.

Yeah, but Dead pirates don't pirate no more.

No wonder they are so vulnerable using pos defense

My ex-coworker started PMC 5-6 years ago and he is doing well, but he always tells me its pain to operate in very specific areas where its most unlikely they will be needed.

i would've never thought a pirate deterrent is literally just a really powerful airhorn. 😂😂

Why does protection of the world’s sea-faring cargo end up on the shoulders of the US and UK navies. Are there no other countries in the world who depend on importing/exporting said cargo who have the resources or resolve to contribute to keeping shipping lanes safe?

@mkvv5687

3 ай бұрын

I watched a TV show following a Norwegian frigate patrolling around Somalia a while back.

@doujinflip

3 ай бұрын

Not as intensely and continuously, no.

@flyveto457

3 ай бұрын

Yes, several countries who were relying heavily on exports/imports do contribute to some extent but because it was the British and the Americans themselves who started and facilitated the entire modern global trade system, they have a century or so headstart when it comes to building a really capable time-tested navies and establishing several naval bases around the world... so naturally, even if other countries want to increase or exceed their capabilities now, it's still a monumental effort to replace that system.

@abraham2172

3 ай бұрын

The EU has recently decided to master a naval mission to protect merchant ships, I guess their decision making process simply is a bit slower. But youre right, some non western countries seem to think its easier to leave all the dirty work to western navies, complaining about "western imperialism" or some bullshit like that instead.

@NotASeriousMoose

3 ай бұрын

Becuase the US and UK are the only ones dumb enough to protect ships not flagged in their countries. France is there, but only running convoys for the French flagged merchant ships. And don't conflate the present situation with the old UN mission to protect shipping from Somali pirates. Then everyone was there, Norway as said, neutral Sweden even.

My dad was the production designer on Captain Philips!

@bastiaan7777777

3 ай бұрын

Dude! Jurassic park III Paul Kirby, husband of Amanda Kirby, was the businessman who tricked Dr. Alan Grant back onto Isla Sorna to search for his son, Eric Kirby, who disappeared on the island two months prior....

@westerlywind1035

3 ай бұрын

@@bastiaan7777777 yep, my dad always got told this at every new job! He has an action figure of Paul Kirby!

9:57 That is why companies are hiring armed security. A firearm is a tool, it is largely useless and dangerous if the person possessing it does not have training on how to use it.

flame thrower with heated bunker oil

Many large cargo ships have some kind of a secret panic room (that might look like a normal container) there the crew can hide in case boarding of the ship could not be avoided.

@petegaslondon

3 ай бұрын

Looks like a normal container? Ah now THAT should work! previously i thought it a dumb idea, but "security through obscurity" - esp on a ship with hundreds n thousands of containers...!

@Skittl1321

2 ай бұрын

They mentioned this. To call a mayday and then hide, since pirates generally can't operate the ship

Of course, the irony in all of this is that none of these measures are as effective as a relatively small detail in possession of an assortment of small arms.

Huge respect to whom took the occupationas ship 🤝

Bless Yemen. Worlds only nation willing to fight genocide without any direct benefit