09/13/2011
https://congress.gov...
"Statistics from the International Maritime Bureau indicate that there were 293 actual and attempted pirate attacks against vessels worldwide in 2008."
"If a merchant vessel comes under attack by pirates in international waters, what are the rules of engagement for the crew members on that vessel?"
"So you mean you have got a ship that is carrying millions upon millions and millions of dollars' worth of goods such as oil, and some little boat can come up with some folks with some guns and take ov..."
"Just one last question. Admiral Branch, an Islamist faction called al-Shabab is apparently working to exert some type of control over Somalia."