Zim Cargo ShipThere are times when people look back into the past to combat a modern problem. That is exactly what Zim has done in an effort to frustrate the pirate of Somalia.
A bit of barbed wire, an invention of the old West that has kept cattle out of farmlands since 1874. It is now keeping pirates off of boats in 2009.
A ship belonging to the Israeli freight company Zim was attacked by pirates on Saturday morning when the ship was sailing some 700 kilometers from Somalia.
The incident began when pirates atop two speedboats opened handgun fire at the ship. They tried to climb the ship, but barbed wire running around the deck prevented them from getting aboard.
After their attempt to board the ship failed, the pirates returned to the speedboats and began tailing the Africa Star, an activity they pursued for several hours. But the ship managed to out-pace the Somali pirates and another mother ship that accompanied them.
Read the full story here.
I know that it won't be too long before the pirates will start carrying wire cutters, but until then, it just might be an edge in the battle against them.
Isn't it just like those sneaky Israelis to devise a cheap and effective way to foil the pirates?
4 comments:
That's so innovative and yet so low-tech. It works....
If these ships started blowing these pirates and their speed boats out of the water, they might stop hijacking.
Debbie Hamilton
Right Truth
yes it is girl!..GO ISRAEL!!!
Brilliant idea Israel. Now they just need to electrify it, post armed guards with some RPGs and such on board so if the scumbags don't get fried, they can always blow them out of the water.
What MK said--a few RPGs would slow the creeps down.
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