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Re:Autonomous Ships by LanceH on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @02:54PM (#14361641)
And no crew that you could threaten to obtain the keys to move freely.

Also, an armed rescuing force would have no hostages to worry about.

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Re:Autonomous Ships by dibujante on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @03:10PM (#14361794)
No one to threaten to make the ship stop either. There's a fair chance a would-be pirate would end up in Hamburg.
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Re:Autonomous Ships by ThrustVectoring on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @04:40PM (#14362587)
And if they do stop the ship, no point sending in an armed rescue force. Just park a destroyer outside and wait for the pirates to run out of food.
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Re:Autonomous Ships by LanceH on Thursday May 18, 2017 @10:57AM (#14367751)
For that matter, you tell the ship to report to the destroyer.
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