Okay, now I know you're trolling.
Only "battleships" (and there are none patrolling the waters in question) belong to sovereign nations' navies. BIG difference, actually, no comparison.
The warships of the various nations are out there to protect the commercial shipping lanes from your heroes. Their goal is the prevention of the hijacking of commercial shipping and the apprehension of said criminals if possible.
If you support the 2nd, may I suggest you find a way to get yourself out to the area, get in a little boat, go out and say HI to these poor beleaguered, misunderstood pirates and see how warm your welcome is. Odds are, it'll be the last anyone hears from you again, unless of course, you go armed or with an escort. 
The last one is where you trap yourself with a paradox: "Do I support the activity of boarding a sovereign vessel who is committing no crimes, destroying their boat, holding them captive, and then releasing them?
I don't." 
You don't support the pirates' activities, cause they are doing just that. Boarding forcibly, holding the ship and crew captive and for ransom, then (maybe) releasing them. Of course, the pirates have to show their resolve by making noises about killing crew members if the ransom isn't paid.
But you also don't support anyone stopping these folks before they can attack a defenseless cargo or cruise ship? Even tho they fit the by now well known profile of the pirates, had all the reported weaponry and tools of the trade.....the RN shoulda just left em alone?
It never ceases to amaze me, trolling or not, how some people try to spin these things....................... ....... 
Ok, lets make some thing clear. I am not a shade. I was a person who played this game and read (did not register) to these forums before the "new" forums rules were set out. (I think you know what im talking about). I have just now decided to join the community again. If you wish to continue to call me a troll, this is something you need to take up with Skuzzy.
Yes, the goal of the warship is to promote safety for the shipping vessels.
The second point has nothing to do with anything.
There is absolutely no paradox (Do you even understand what this is?). The African vessels that were boarded were not pirates when they were boarded. They were simply a vessel operating under Somalian law (yes Americans there are other peoples law out there).
The third point is a slipper slope arguement, do we give the state the authority to break into our houses, take use captive, blow up our cars and take our weapons just because we *might* rob a bank? No, we do not. Similarly we should not authorize the state to do the same on an international scale.
For the last time. Underneath international law this incident was LEGAL.
Whether or not the law is "Right" is another argument.
I know ....maybe a few RAF or US navy jets start using them for target practice ...they wont be so eager to violate
someone else s rights....
Yet you are willing to violate their right? To the point of murder? Do you see your hypocrisy?
