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Non-lethal anti-pirate weapons

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• A Force 50 anti-pirate water cannon made and marketed by Unifire AB of Stockholm, Sweden.
• Nov. 9, 2008: Somali pirates holding AK-47s and grenade launchers in command of the Ukrainian cargo ship MS Faina and its bemused-looking crew.
• The truck-mounted version of the Active Denial System, or 'pain ray.'
• Nov. 9, 2008: A montage of Somali pirates holding the Ukrainian freighter MV Faina, illustrating their AK-47s and grenade launchers.
• A smaller version of the Active Denial System, or 'pain ray.'
• March 2006: Two AK-47 assault rifles and a grenade launcher confiscated by the USS Cape St. George from Somali pirates.
• The 'Dazzle Rifle' gun developed by the Air Force, intended to temporarily blind adversaries.
• Oct. 2008: Pirates leave the Ukrainian merchant vessel MV Faina for the Somali shore.
• Jan. 2006: A sailor tests a long range acoustic device (LRAD) aboard the patrol boat USS Typhoon at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in Norfolk, Va.
• The Seabourn Spirit, which successfully fended off a pirate attack in November 2005 using a sonic weapon, in Sydney Harbor in January 2006.
• Sept. 2008: A covered LRAD aboard the ocean liner Queen Mary 2.

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