Originally Posted by Janszoon

It's easy to just say "that should be changed" but the question is how? Most countries are more concerned with protecting their borders and harbors than with protecting foreign ships. It's kind of a tough sell telling a country like China or India that armed foreign sailors are going to start arriving in their ports, especially considering what just happened in India a few months ago.

It's also easy to just say "steer around where the pirates are" but I'm sure if it were that simple that's exactly what all these ships would be doing.