why not attack yachts? The Somalis get away with it with impunity. The low lifes of world can see that nothing is going to happen to them so why not? It's going to be a bi&%h to get through the canal when you can only head off shore, dead into the weather. You run the risk of attacks along the Venezuelan coast and now the Nicaragua and Honduras coast. As far as the gun guys are concerned, this is the perfect example of why it's, most likely, a good idea not to carry them.