Italian cruise ship beats off pirate attack

The Crew and Captain of this ship should be commended , they did the right thing , they "Beat off" the Pirates , with guns ! the only thing they should have done different , is to have had Bigger guns to use !
As for Andrew Mwangura , You sir are a true Douchbag !
This captain and crew , Protected and saved their Passengers !
They also did what any human being has the right to do , They Fought back (And won )
They taught the somali Pirates a lesson Most of the world Navies are unwilling to do !
In these times EVERY ship , Military or Not Should be armed with whatever Firearms they can Handle ! A loud Acoustic Device Does not compare to A large caliber bullet through the brain !
If every ship is thus Armed and actually Shot at these asswipes , the rampant Piracy would be diminished to Absolutely nothing ! It is the Deranged Line of thinking , that you should not defend yourself when confronted , that will one day make those that think this way , SLAVES ! OR DEAD !

NAIROBI (Reuters) - An Italian cruise ship used guns and a firehose to beat off an attack by pirates off the east African coast, the vessel's captain said on Sunday.

Commander Ciro Pinto of the MSC Melody, which has a capacity of 1,500 passengers and crew, said the ship was slightly damaged by firing from the pirates.

The ship came under attack when it was 200 miles north of the Seychelles and 600 miles off the Somali coast. "They started firing like crazy at the ship," he told Italian television Skytg24.

Pinto said pistols were handed out to security staff and they opened fire on the pirates when they tried to clamber up the sides of the ship.

"They tried to put up a ladder with hooks. They were climbing up, so we reacted. We started firing. When they saw us firing -- we even sprayed them with water with the firehose -- they gave up and went off," Pinto said.

The sea gang followed the Melody for another 20 minutes, firing at it all the while, Pinto said.

"The passengers meanwhile were inside the cabin. There are no injuries. Only two people with scrapes," the captain said. "Someone slipped, fell. Just a few light scrapes."

Although the ship's action may have saved the Melody from capture, a Kenyan maritime official that monitors the growing piracy off Somalia said it only endangered the lives of passengers.

"Having weapons on a passenger or merchant ship is dangerous. They should have used other means to shake off the pirates, like a loud acoustic device," said Andrew Mwangura of the Mombasa-based East African Sea Farers Assistance Program.

He was referring to a device that can produce a deafening sound to deter pirates when directed toward their vessel.

"Only military ships should have weapons on board."

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