[DNME]

I should think one U.S. submarine could take care of all the “mother ships” the Somali pirates could possibly send out. (But torpedoes are costly, so maybe they could call in a destroyer for some deck gun practice.)

Without mother ships, those skiffs are a coastal threat only.

Problem solved.

[Steve Van Doorn]

They sank a mother ship the other day and let the pirates go.
getting a mother ship would only show them down until they get another boat... maybe a few hours.

[Steve Van Doorn]

come to think of it. it might be easier for them to replace their old mother-ship rather then refill the fuel on the old one.