- just saw it on FOX news. I've had the notion that a Captain of a ship could pass summary judgement on the high seas on anyone aboard and anyone brought aboard to insure the safety of the ship and crew. This most likely is a product of my imagination and wishful thinking and there should be legal eagles on hand to give us the straight scoop on this. A few years in a gulag may be in order for the lads, time to reflect on their rowdy ways while enjoying 2 bowls of watered down beet soup and a couple of crusts of moldy bread per diem.