![]() ![]() Next, after seizing one pirate they hid on the boat for 12 hours. That plan seems to have involved playing for time and it worked.įirst the crew sounded the alarm to the US navy and then disabled the boat's engine before the pirates got control of the ship. Murphy senior would not divulge what tactics crews could use against pirates once boarded but he said his son would have had "a plan" for dealing with them. Tactics used by other cargo ships to try to repel pirates include the use of anti-climb paint, electrified wires and sonic cannons to fend off ships with a disabling noise. They may also have made the ship difficult to board by speeding to create a large wash. ![]() In the Alabama's case those ways are thought to involve using fire hoses against the pirates. "We have ways to push back, but we do not carry arms," said the Maersk chief executive, John Reinhart. In the Alabama's case it fought off the pirates for up to five hours. And there have been no reports that they managed to wrestle a gun from the pirates when they overpowered them.Ĭargo ships don't carry weapons because it is feared this would increase the likelihood of crew members getting killed or injured.Īnti-piracy tactics tend to focus on preventing pirates boarding in the first place. ![]() ![]() But like the vast majority of cargo ships, the men on the Alabama were unarmed. Graduates of his academy are taught how to use guns to fend off pirates. "We teach defensive tactics not offensive tactics." "Once the pirates get on board there's nothing that can be done," he said. In an interview with Cape Cod Times, the older Murphy suggested resistance was futile after ships were taken. But it is unclear whether by fighting back, Murphy junior was following his father's advice. Shane Murphy was involved in overpowering the pirates and taking one of them captive for 12 hours. ![]()
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