Modern oil tankers are now double hulled in the event of an internal rupture. Steel outer plates would give in easily to an rpg or armour piercing round. Samali Sam works simply using small swift, high powered vessels (they can now afford the best since they have the first million in pocket), a VHF radio and come in undetected at night. Even if an SOS is snt out from the ship, the pirates are already aboard and the crew and ship held. Too late for the Naval forces to act, unless its a night drop by Seals or Special Forces to take them out, but the pirates probably have night vision so its now onto the ransom and the Somali's get another win. One more for the pirates.
The sea area is too vast to cover all areas despite the international coalition or armada against the pirates. Who knows, the pirates might have even gotten more sophisticated by watching ports of debarkation with known big loads. Its easy to tell a loaded ship, just look at the waterline!
So our pirates in a vast ocean hold the crew and contents ransom for the big dollars that will get paid. This is definitely a job for only one man on the planet.
JAMES BOND!!!!!!!!!!!!
Darn, if only it was sail and cannon fire.
Bob
Sailing my Catalina 30 in calm waters
