Why do we have a Navy any more?

When scumbag pirates off the coast of the godfosaken planetary anus that is Somalia take British hostages in international waters, I kind of expect a better response than:

A spokesman said their warships were in "close vicinity' and radar range but were keeping their distance.

Well, instead of sitting there with thumbs up arses, how about using some of that expensive military training and mounting a rescue operation? And when you're done, shoot every fucking single Somali boat you come across out of the water.  It's time to make a statement to these thieving cunts that their actions have consequences and the consequences for taking on Britain is that we'll annihilate your entire fucking shithole of a country.

Or we would, if we hadn't become such a bunch of pussies, running scared of the easily stoked ire of Islamistan.