Patent ID: 8028637

Claim:
A method of intercepting and yawing an errant sailing vessel comprising the steps of: (a) dispatching at least a first watercraft to approach said sailing vessel; (b) securing said first watercraft to one side of said sailing vessel's hull; (c) operating said first watercraft to direct propulsion to yaw said sailing vessel in a desired direction, wherein said first watercraft employs securing means to secure said first watercraft to the sailing vessel's hull in a permanent or secure manner, including employing explosive aided hull-piercing mechanical clamping; wherein the steps of employing securing means to secure said first watercraft to one side of said sailing vessel's hull include: extending a bolt having an explosive-embedded tip from the first watercraft toward the sailing vessel; activating an explosive in the explosive-embedded tip upon the explosive-embedded tip contacting the sailing vessel's hull to create an opening on the one side of the sailing vessel for the bolt to penetrate the opening, the bolt further comprising a nut and a collapsible sleeve at an end of the bolt wherein the nut and collapsible sleeve penetrates the opening of the sailing vessel's hull; deforming the collapsible sleeve against an inside of the opening of the sailing vessel's hull by rotating the bolt operatively connected to a motor, forming a wedge by the collapsible sleeve that is collapsed and allowing the nut to be tightened thereby securing the first watercraft to the one side of the sailing vessel in a permanent or secure manner.