Score!

I love stories with happy endings. Happy for everyone except the pirates, that is.

The ship which had been hijacked by pirates is freed after the crew fought back and threw the pirates into shark-infested waters. The captain, who was being held hostage in a separate boat, is now free, after Navy snipers shot all of his kidnappers simultaneously. That's awesome! :)

Seriously, pirates ought to be hanged at the yardarm without benefit of a trial. That has been the traditional punishment for them for the past two thousand years, and it is a good tradition. Merchant vessels, which currently sail unarmed due to US maritime law (and what idiot passed that law in the first place?), should be permitted to carry arms again. For heavens sake, handguns would help more than what sailors are currently permitted to carry!