Re:Rolls-Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375B Freight Industry
by DaveLond on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @12:46PM
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Assuming you get boarded by pirates, what happens next? Why would you need a bridge that could command the ship? Even if you did, turn it off unless you can remotely switch it on again. How much damage can pirates do to an empty ship? Plus, no hostages, so there wouldn't be much stopping armed forces going in guns-blazing.
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Re:Rolls-Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375B Freight Industry
by matznerd on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @12:58PM
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Disable the ships communications with jamming device. Tow it to port, hold ransom for % of cargo, or sell cargo in the local market.
Re:Rolls-Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375B Freight Industry
by emgeee on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @02:17PM
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Is "towing it to port" really something that is that easy to do? These are big ships that are probably not easy to make disappear. Also, without hostages, using armed forces to take the ship back would probably be a lot easier.
Finally, depending on the cargo and location, I would imagine selling off the cargo would be a simple matter.
Re:Rolls-Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375B Freight Industry
by dragonwriter on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @02:25PM
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> These are big ships that are probably not easy to make disappear.
The ship itself is often the drop location for ransoms; piracy doesn't generally require hiding the ship.
> Also, without hostages, using armed forces to take the ship back would probably be a lot easier.
This is a significant point.