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...must meet a number of criteria. You can’t, say, work at Ben & Jerry’s. Unless it’s in the creative marketing strategies department. After a dispiriting bout of cover letters dispatched into internet oblivion, I contemplated applying to work on a cruise ship. But then I’d have to write a book about my experiences. Forget the demise of childhood. What happened to summer? Summer was supposed to be when you went to the beach and caught up on your reading. Now if you don’t have...
...well that ends well? In fact it was a world of trouble. And as the frequency of piracy on the high seas grows, many ship owners and insurers aren't willing to wait for the navy to help them out. They are turning instead to an array of high-tech defenses to keep freebooters at bay. Among the offerings are night-vision equipment, high-powered water guns, ear-splitting klaxons, and a lubricant foam that make it difficult for pirates to get their footing. For commercial shipping vessels and yachts operating in high-risk areas of Southeast Asia...
...That's an opportunity for Netherlands-based company Secure-Marine, which markets "Secure-Ship," a high-voltage fencing product similar to those used to enclose military bases. Wires strung from poles on deck emit 9000 volts, a non-lethal charge, but enough to deter intruders...
...acoustic device or LRAD, originally developed by the U.S. military and manufactured by American Technology Corporation. This 33-inch dish emits a sound blast of up to 150 decibels, deafening and driving away would-be attackers. It proved remarkably effective in foiling a pirate attack on a British cruise ship off the Horn of Africa in 2005. But it's hardly foolproof, says Butler: "Eventually [pirates] get used to it and wear earmuffs." Still, even imperfect security measures can help deter pirates. "The risk is unknown, so all you can do is take precautions," said Butler. "If they...
...unless a ship has navy support lurking just beyond the horizon, a traditional swashbuckling firefight is a bad idea. "Today I wouldn't dare recommend to anyone to arm themselves to fight pirates," said Edwin Mast, a former captain and current nautical technical consultant. "In the old days when they had knives and sticks, yes. But today they have machine guns...