When you're in that league, you just call in an airstrike and put it on your AmEx card.

Speaking of airstrikes check out one of A's larger cousins the Eclipse

Ship Of Fools..that was in Russia also----

BEN! BEN! THIS IS THE ONE!

This is the boat for your Benjammin's Pirate-Baiting Cruises!

It's got everything!

Whoooo-hoooo!

Sue

And who wants to be that some of the "staff" is former Russian Spetsnaz and/or Marine Infantry?

"Kapitan, appears to be a pirate wessel off the port side"
"Fire phasers Mr. Chekov"

Still, looks like one heckofa nice ship. I wouldn't mind owning just one of the powerboats decked aboard.

For $12 million, albeit in 70s dollars, figure $24 million now, you could buy one of these for your pirate hunting fun:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tacoma_%28PGM-92%29

http://www.gunboatriders.com/theboats/general_spec.html

Even by today's standards the performance of the gunboat is impressive. Updated with a modern turbine and diesel, lighter, smaller, and more fuel efficient for the same output, they would be even better. Add modern computer controlled dynamic ballasting and roll-control fins so it is more stable and you overcome many of its design weaknesses. The fact that all its electronics were designed in the late 60s and 70s means you save space, weight, energy, and gain reliability when replaced by modern units.

At $24 million a pop $300 million will buy you twelve. He could have his own fleet.