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[allisnow]

I'm watching the Maersk Alabama putting into port in Kenya, and I'm wondering how long it'll be until we get a movie, either TV or otherwise, about how the crew retook the ship.

I guess it'll have a lot to do with the outcome of the captain being held hostage :(

I'm also sitting here wondering why the hell aren't these crews going through high-risk areas armed???

What do you think about the whole ransom situation?

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[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Paying the ransom only encourages the pirates. And, from previous experience, there are no lives at stake.

If they start taking lives when their demands are not met, then I'd reconsider it.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Well, in the case of the Alabama, there's only one life at stake. I guess that's the upside. The downside is that they have threatened to kill him :(