There is a huge gap between what maritime organisations say about piracy and what shipping companies are thinking. This is not healthy, either for the safety of seafarers or for the security of the ships they are on. Dealing with piracy is 'sensitive', which is why so much is said, but shipowners who have lived through a piracy incident with their crews have ditched any hope that the gentle approach works. It doesn't work, as hundreds of seafarers will attest.
展开▼
