Originally Posted by mynameisjim

Seems like the operation was a success which is good news.

Only downside I can see is the pirates have been very peaceful. They have held hostages for months and once released, the hostages were scared, but never mistreated. This Captain even tried to escape and he was not killed. I hope after this operation the pirates don't become more violent when they have been pretty peaceful in the past and have only wanted money.

The reason the ships don't use security or fight back is because they don't want to escalate things in fear it will cause loss of life. Up until now that has worked. I hope this doesn't escalate things.

There were no other options here, but sometimes things have unforeseen consequences.