We can retrieve pirate-captured ships and get paid by the companies discreetly. There is more money in that. All we need is a SCUBA diving assault team who practice CQB and point-shooting all the time, an innocent looking mother-ship, commercial rebreathers, black market weapons and ammo, boarding gear, agents to negotiate with the companies and arms dealers, a good cover story, and alot of free time and money to get started.
I'll be happy to take care of the dive team.
I used to be a salvage diver. I'd love to set up a Draeger. However, I would need some training in CQB and explosives. But hey. If someone would like to send me to one of the best shooting facilities in the country - I would be happy to go. Don't get me wrong - I can quickly put a few holes in a torso and one in the head. But I wouldn't exactly call myself a qualified close quarters afficianado either.
Underwater navigation, rebreathers, demolition, night dives(the water would be to clear in the day, I imagine) Oh, oh. I can't forget the underwater mini-subs that the SEALs use. We gotta get one of those. Or a few. You know - depending on how big the dive team is. I get all excited when I think about UDT. One of my friends was in the Navy for it. I'll have to recruit him too. Hard hat diver. He'd enjoy it.
And for giggles - I can triple up jobs - Navigating, piloting, and diving. Plus I've already spent months at sea. So I am definitely in. All of the seafaring I have done has been in the Carribbean - for work anyway.
Hell. I'm not even workin' right now. But dammit. I am not going on some half-arsed expedition that is underfunded and poorly organized. The sea can be a large, lonely, and unforgiving place. I love the sea. I will not die in it due to some dimwit hangin' everyone's arses out without a sling.
With that said - I am looking for a job. I would be happy to work for free in all the aforementioned capacities.
I'm all ears.
Oh. And it would be very possible to negotiate with Lloyd's due to the nature of their organization. They are not a standard insurance company in the traditional sense.