Gas prices to spike soon

[Farbin Kaiber]

This always leaves me at a lose. What is to stop hiring 2 or 3 guys with a sniper rifle or a scoped M4A1 and when the pirates roll in.... lay it on heavy. Pretend nothing happened.

I don't understand. You can see them coming...

Have you not heard of Undercover Pirates? It's lovingly called a Sting-@-Sea operation, quite a common practice.

[dinanm3atl]

This always leaves me at a lose. What is to stop hiring 2 or 3 guys with a sniper rifle or a scoped M4A1 and when the pirates roll in.... lay it on heavy. Pretend nothing happened.

I don't understand. You can see them coming...

[mrsleeve]

Its more of a tongue in cheek thread title, I know its not goona do much.

yeah, no. one tanker isn't going to do much, except maybe a short term spike. there is a huge surplus of both crude and refined products. Lots of idle capacity that isn't being used yet.

plus it's not like this tanker of oil, if it's not recovered, won't go back into the market. Unless the pirates are going to bury it on a sandy beach somewhere like a chest full of gold.

Corvalis: you cant put weapons on merchant ships, while perfectly legal in international waters it becomes serious violations in many many many countries around the world, where weapons in other than the govt hands are life in prison offenses. Those ships would not be allowed into territorial waters or into ports in those countries. There are may issues with that idea

Yes I am big gun guy, and full belive in personal protection, most countries dont anymore and you have to abide by those rules to trade with them.

[paddyhart]

Exactly. Also, how hard is it to fight off a wooden skiff with an outboard? Couldn't they just carry a half dozen guns on board and shoot the pirates when they come near? How hard would that be? I know the pirates are armed too, but still, it doesn't seem like it would be that hard to defend a 500,000 ton tanker from a fucking rowboat full of skinnies.

A very small fraction of maritime traffic through the HOA is ever attacked.

The industry does not want to incur the costs of the security teams.

Industry is also against manning their crews for various reasons.

[scabzzzz]

yeah, no. one tanker isn't going to do much, except maybe a short term spike. there is a huge surplus of both crude and refined products. Lots of idle capacity that isn't being used yet.

plus it's not like this tanker of oil, if it's not recovered, won't go back into the market. Unless the pirates are going to bury it on a sandy beach somewhere like a chest full of gold.

lolol

[nando]

yeah, no. one tanker isn't going to do much, except maybe a short term spike. there is a huge surplus of both crude and refined products. Lots of idle capacity that isn't being used yet.

plus it's not like this tanker of oil, if it's not recovered, won't go back into the market. Unless the pirates are going to bury it on a sandy beach somewhere like a chest full of gold.

[FredK]

Cool. Everyone go out and buy gas in order to lock in the best price RIGHT NOW.

[CorvallisBMW]

wow you'd think authorities would stop being retarded n give escorts to their barges

Exactly. Also, how hard is it to fight off a wooden skiff with an outboard? Couldn't they just carry a half dozen guns on board and shoot the pirates when they come near? How hard would that be? I know the pirates are armed too, but still, it doesn't seem like it would be that hard to defend a 500,000 ton tanker from a fucking rowboat full of skinnies.

[Leaf]

wow you'd think authorities would stop being retarded n give escorts to their barges

[gazellebeigem3]

hooray!

[mrsleeve]

The Somolie Pirates take a loaded supper tanker bound for the USA. Just a reason for speculators to drive up the price of oil more.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,577785,00.html