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document.write("<h5>Bad reporting</h5>");
document.write("Auto pilots on ships only steer the vessel. There is always an officer on watch on the bridge. Merchant vessels simply do not have the manpower to guard every access to the vessel. The question that needs to be asked is what is the international community doing to protect ships. Imagine if the same number of  airliners had been hijacked. Mariners have always been neglected and perhaps these incidents will bring them some protection. . David");
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