I'm glad the Captain is OK and safe.

I'm wondering what the applicable laws are. If this happens in Somalia's territorial waters, presumably Somalia makes the call, and they said other nation's forces could operate against piracy in its waters. What about in international waters? I suppose the Law of the Sea applies, but I wonder what makes it applicable. Interesting notion since piracy has become so popular there. Seems like the key if for piracy not to pay; then there's no incentive. If the average hijacking pays about one million bucks, it won't stop soon.

Sg