Picture of Real Pirates
 

You probably heard about that cruise ship that was attacked off the coast of Somalia by pirates recently. One of the passengers on the ship took a picture while they were firing rocket propelled grenades and machine guns at the ship. The ship used an LRAD - long range acoustic device that emits earsplitting noise in a specific direction to thwart the attack and prevent the pirates from boarding. By the way, there were two boats, this is just one of them:
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/WORLD/af...pirates.ap.jpg

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That LRAD was developed after years of studying the effectiveness of the W.I.F.E system. Highly irratating and men flee at the sound 8)

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LOL! Goood un! Also, forgot to mention, the passengers said the pirates were smiling at them while they shot at them :o

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Those pirates look like they mean business! just look at the guy 2nd from left! He's relaxing against the gunwale. What a bunch of losers. PS since when have cruise ships had this technology, and where can I buy it?

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Eric, yeah I noticed that guy "relaxing". Losers in the biggest sense of the word!

The article said the technology was developed by the military for use on large aircraft carriers and such to keep the enemy from coming aboard using small boats and such.

I'd say it saved several lives that day! Its a good thing the ship had it, or no telling what might have happened!

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I can't say I blame him, I bet it's tough being a pirate. That boat doesn't look like it's very comfortable either. And holding a twisty stick must get tiring. Even pirates need their rest!

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Plus they were over a hundred miles offshore! Must've been high on diesel fumes :D ;D

Makes me think about those funny Capital One commercials with the vikings being forced into regular jobs since there's no one left to pillage ;D

Guess those guys are gonna have to find real jobs too!

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I want one of those LRADs to shoo away the friggin' blowboaters that seem to always cut right through a mess of boats fishing instead of going the F around. >:(

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Wonder what kind of boat that is. I bet their slogan is

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That is a panga boat. It is king of narrow but they say it is a good rough water boat.