This is how cargo ships fight pirates WITHOUT GUNS 

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

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

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

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.

Never would i imagine pirate deterrent would include MLG horn lmao

GET PISSED ON! -cargo vessel

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

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

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.

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?"

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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)

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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...

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

Its not what you think.

4:57 when you drop the shower head

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

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.

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!

Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

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

Fire & bullets would definitely work though right?

Well made video! Thank you.

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

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

It's never what we think

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?

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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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

this video was so cool. +1 sub

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.

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

I am the captain now

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 😂

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

Love the tangle part

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

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

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

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

6:17 "Skiewer the winged beast!"

The one dude who was on fire after the traccer round was fired got me dead😂😂😂😂

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.

Great tutorial for pirats

The dangling modifier in the title though

The best defense is clearly the most silly and complicated one

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

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

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.

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

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?

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.

This was a veryy looonngg "it's not what you think"

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

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.

My dad was the production designer on Captain Philips!

"Sir, we're being boarded!" "Give em a shower"

This Rust IRL ☠️

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.

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

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.

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.

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

"That's gotta be the worst pirates I've ever seen" "Who?" "Exactly"

This video reminds me of a movie “Captain Philip”😂

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

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

Pirate: well atleast now we know what to prepare for

This defense system blows my mind almost as much as the fact that pirates are in fact real.

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