Posted 4/15/2009 09:28 (#681092 - in reply to #681070) Subject: RE: Ships at sea
Merchant ships have always been unarmed. Partly it to separate them from any attempt to categorize them as military vessels. Secondly, different ports in different countries have different laws as to what type (if any) arms -operated by civilians-they would allow to enter their ports and dock there. Showboat