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Originally Posted by scottmandue
I'm curious how these guys get on board?
Many moons ago I used to sail around the Los Angeles harbor and when I got up close to a tanker and it looked as tall as a five story building.
I guess they pull up and point a RPG at the hull and demand they lower the gangway?
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These are pirates, and grappling hooks are pirate's basic tools. However, I think swinging from ship-to-ship from the yard arms is no longer effective since pirate ships are fairly diminutive in size compared to an oil tanker.
The contemporary grappling hook is probably rocket launched and isn't even required to be stealthy since the deck area of the the biggest tanker is 339,500 sq ft., about 5 foot ball fields long (American-style). The hook would include a winch-operated cable/elevator to go up 5 stories (at least that's what I as a pirate would opt for). With a typical crew size of only about 20, there's no way the entire periphery could be effectively patrolled unless the ship had surveillance cameras and sensors.
The shops need more security. That's readily apparent. $150M a year in ransom is pretty good pirate pay.
Sherwood