Another Yacht Has Been Pirated

[boatman61]

Sorry guys.... afraid I disagree with the above.. if the Dutch couple want protection from pirates they should approach the right people... the Yemeni authorities whose waters they'll be transiting...
I'm sure they could provide a Gunboat to serve as the 'Sheepdog' for the few days required... or...
They in turn could petition friendly forces in the area to supply a vessel if they could not meet the request.
A Warship operating and opening fire in another countries waters can open a real can of worms... especially in that part of the world... its not the Captains call...
He and the Navy do their Political masters bidding... and with the current situation in Egypt, Yemen, Algeria etc you can imagine the harvest reaped by extremists if the 'Unbelievers' opened fire and 'Massacred Innocent Unarmed Fishermen' trying to make a living....
Yachties need to learn to knock on the right doors...