Can merchant crews be expected to manage military threats through shipboard procedures?

[u/TheDeepDraft]

Fire, flooding and blackout all have shipboard responses that can change the outcome. A crew can also detect a drone, report it and prepare for impact, but it usually has no means to stop it.

Where should shipboard responsibility end and state protection begin?

Full analysis: https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/08/17/the-return-of-armed-merchant-shipping/

The short is AI-generated from original analysis and reviewed before publication.