CO129-515-1 Piracy- legal proceedings arising from sinking of S.S. 'IRENE' 18-1-1929 - 6-9-1929 — Page 41

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If 90.

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this is a remarkable oiroumetanoe wh loh

amply demonstrates the eare with which the

Consanider or the submarine employed the very

moderate amount of force which was necessary to

bring the vessel to.

15. In fact if Your Exoelleney's contentic

on this point means anything it must mean that a

warship which encouutera a vessel in the hands of

pirates is not entitled to use force at all in

the event of the vessel declining to stop,

bechápe if this is done there must always be a

rick that eit or the ship or someone on board

may be injured either by the shots themselves or

by action, such as setting the ship on fire,

taken by the pirates on realising that they are

about to be deprived of their ill-gotten gains.

It would follow that in such oiroume tanges the

Commander of the warship must allow the pirates

to remove the vessel to their base without let

or hindrance and there loot her at their leisure;

otherwise

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