Why aren't the british navy sinking the french pirate ships?

Question

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7421593.stm

British boats and their crews are being held captive by french boats -- where are the british navy?

Answer 1

They are otherwise engaged: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7422774.st...

Answer 2

To sink French register ships in French waters would be an act of War, think we have enough of that already don't you?

Answer 3

As much as I'd like to see a few Frenchies at the bottom of the sea, I think in this situation it might be considered a little bit extreme...

Answer 4

The ROYAL Navy, mate. There's no such thing as the British Navy.

And this country doesn't use it's military to break strikes in foreign countries or our own, for that matter, which is what it would be doing.

It's the job of the Consulate and the French authorities to deal with it, and if they're not willing, tough.