About a week ago a ransom of $ 1.5 million was paid to secure the release of Indian sailors seized by pirates off the Somali coast. These bandits are making tens of millions of dollars in ransom with which to buy ever more sophisticated arms, boats and communication equipments. There may come a time when they become too strong and sophisticated for any navy in the world to handle. Greatly satisfying was the news yesterday that an Indian warship has sunk a pirate mother ship, the first of its kind. May she sink many more of these filthy murderers. What is astounding is the reaction of the western governments. They are making pathetic excuses to do nothing. The area is to vast, there are not enough warships to patrol such a vast area, the pirates are using very fast boats to get out of range and such stupid excuses which would make a child blush. The Americans have AWACS and the British have Nimrods. A couple of these reconaissance planes can scan a enormous area of the ocean. Once a mother ship is located attack with helicopter gunships or a warship and blow her the hell out of the water. Blockade the Somali coast and shoot at anything that moves on the water. Boats are generally left out of the water line and so can be taken out by helicopters. The shipping companies can easily bear some of the cost as they will save on high risk insurance, ransom payment and waste of time in going round the Cape of Good Hope. To do nothing and let murdering bandits rule the seas is criminally stupid.