I saw a recent interview where a shipping exec was asked why they do not arm the crews. He gave a (not unexpected) half truth of "due to international and local laws where the ship travels". Anyone who did not know better, would take that to mean that they are not allowed to arm their crews. But that is not so at all! The real truth is, if they do arm them, then they have more hoops and red tape to jump through when going into and out of ports and this slows their process down some.
So... the TRUE answer why they do not arm their crews is...
We value less red tape in our operations than the risk of safety of the crews.
Absolutely despicable.
So... the TRUE answer why they do not arm their crews is...
We value less red tape in our operations than the risk of safety of the crews.
Absolutely despicable.