British yacht couple, Come on Britain.

I can't understand why this is still going on. I mean, its been over 6 months and what have the UK government done to get them back to the UK safe and well.... well... erm nothing as far as I know.

The Government says, "we don't pay ransoms" well isn't life more important than money? A Government of ethical and moral standers should consider some options and act on them fast.

I have my own thoughts on this and here are some ideas I have, explaining the cons also.

• Pay the ransom, this could solve the matter ASAP and bring the couple back. Cons, this of course will fuel situations like this more and make the UK look soft... from a goverment point of view... is a bad idea.. but from a moral human point of view ... if it was your family and you had the money you would pay right?
• Pay the ransom with fake cash, this could solve the problem and bring them back. Cons are of course that there will be fake cash running around... or unless the cash was some how obviously fake but not too obvious for the pirates to notice. If they do find out before or during the exchange the situation could get ugly.
• Hire mercenaries, this could be cheap and bring them back soon. This isn't Rambo 4, but it may be something like it, the cons are that there is a strong prospect of violence... the couple could get killed, that would be bad of course.
• Special forces & SAS, why this hasn't been done already I don't know, just like the above idea the cons are the same but much less likely to happen as the soldiers would be better equiped and better trained.
• Offer the pirates alternative, they are doing these bad things for a reason. Start by offering them what they don't have or what they need. They obviously are poor, but if you offer them stuff that they may want or need but may not be as much as what they are asking they may take it. Cons are that they will say no, and they probably will, but what is the harm in asking.
• Double cross, offer them real money, do the exchange, then when the couple are safe kill or arrest the pirates. Cons are it could be a blood bath, but the couple may be safe.

These ideas may have been though of already, but i would like to know why they have not been put into action.

Hope the couple get released soon.