US endorses armed guards in wake of Aris 13 attack

摘要

The United States'top maritime safety regulator has advised commercial shipowners that their best defence against a pirate attack is to continue to invest in a private security force on board vessels. Speaking to the media following prepared remarks on the state of the coastguard at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on 16 March, US Coast Guard commandant Paul Zukunft told reporters that while hiring armed guards was expensive,"there has yet to be a successful attack by pirates against a ship with private security teams.