A Solution to Somali Piracy. A Mercenary Navy

Navies of shippers are not trained for this, or would  violate some treaty, rules of the sea or whatever; but a group of small ships independent of any government could very well be the answer. A great report from the New Zealand Herald. An excerpt from the article follows.

"We would have armed personnel with fast boats escorting ships, and make it very clear to any Somali vessels in the vicinity that they are entering a protected area," JLT senior partner Sean Woollerson told the Independent newspaper in London.

One problem mentioned in the report is that they have prisoners that could be hostages.

If the piracy operation gets to be stopped, perhaps negotiate for the release of hostages.