Pirates Fought Off With Hi-Tech Weaponry
Nov 8

Pirates Fought Off With Hi-Tech Weaponry

Cruise ship ‘used sonic weapon’: Interesting details are emerging about the pirate attack Dave posted the other day. Apparently the cruise ship was somewhat geeked out.

The crew of a cruise ship attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia used a sonic weapon to help ward off the attackers […]

The device blasts earsplitting noise in a directed beam.

The sonic device, known as a Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, is a so-called “non-lethal weapon” developed for the military after the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen as a way to keep operators of small boats from approaching U.S. warships.

That article has a picture of the pirates shot by a passenger. I guess “pirate” is code for “idiot in a shrimp boat with a crappy gun.”

by Deane   November 8, 2005 6:47 AM    |   Follow Gadgetopia on Twitter

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by Joe,   November 8, 2005 2:58 PM  

I guess “pirate” is code for “idiot in a shrimp boat with a crappy gun.

Well, if you look closely at the picture, it looks like the guy in front might have an old RPG to me.

by drmthtr,   November 8, 2005 3:07 PM  

Why would he be bringing his old Role Playing Games with him? Hopefully it is Rolemaster and not D&D.

And thus ends geek humor of the day (or attempt at geek humor anyways).

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