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Is it legal for mercenaries hired by cargo ship companies to shoot and kill somali pirates?
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∙ 9y ago
If the Somalian pirates are threatening or attacking the ship, yes, it is perfectly legal for the mercenaries to shoot at and kill the pirates. And they have done.
The mercenaries are hired to protect the ship and the crew. They are often armed with automatic assault rifles for shooting at sea, automatic sub machine guns for shooting at pirates who have boarded the ship (smaller space = smaller guns) and handguns as a secondary. Some larger corporations may also include a LAW rocket launcher for sinking small vessels.
The British and French navy also patrol waters where pirates are known and attack or detain them. Piracy is just as illegal today as it was hundreds of years ago, and the fight against it is still on.
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