Rolls-Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375B Freight Industry

Re:Rolls-Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375B Freight Industry by matznerd on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @12:58PM (#7299201)

Disable the ships communications with jamming device. Tow it to port, hold ransom for % of cargo, or sell cargo in the local market.

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Re:Rolls-Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375B Freight Industry by emgeee on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @02:17PM (#7299763)

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.

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Re:Rolls-Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375B Freight Industry by dragonwriter on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @02:25PM (#7299808)

> 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.

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Re:Rolls-Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375B Freight Industry by baddox on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @02:04PM (#7299665)

Still sounds better than doing the same thing, but with a crew on board.

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