re: #14 drcordell

Someone explain to me why sending commandos onto the deck of the ship in international waters was necessary?

Holy shit, you just keep repeating and not reading:

littlegreenfootballs.com

Sec. V (a)
67. Merchant vessels flying the flag of neutral States may not be attacked unless they:
(a) are believed on reasonable grounds to be carrying contraband or breaching a blockade, and after prior warning they intentionally and clearly refuse to stop, or intentionally and clearly resist visit, search or capture;