1 | If they negotiate first, they ask why not kill the guy sooner? | |
2 | Most of the incidents involve pirates robbing the crew and stealing stores from ships, unlike in the waters off Somalia where ships and their crews are often held for ransom. | |
3 | Police are said to be negotiating with the man. | |
4 | Press photos of Chinese mariners squatting at gunpoint on their hijacked trawler provided an incentive that was hard to resist. | |
5 | Mendoza used a hostage as a human shield to protect himself, before being killed. |