We don't have a pirate submarine or Bwana Doc, but the Somalian pirates have certainly gotten our attention. Kidnapping a ship laden with tanks and other armaments and surrounded by U.S. Navy vessels, the confrontation could have been lifted right out of "Saving the Whales". Modern day pirates are a real problem and we're not doing enough about them. Marine insurance rates are rising and interdiction by the world's navies is a sporadic and usually after the fact matter. The U.S. Navy's new littoral combat ships like the USS Freedom and the USS Independence would be great for the job of rooting out these brigands--just like they were used in "Saving the Whales!" Fast, with a shallow draft and impressive surveillance electronics and helicopter assault capabilities they could take out the modern day equivalent of Poolom Pannarang in no time.
To read more about this great ships check out this link. http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/littoral/
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