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High Risk on the High Seas - World - smh.com.au
Captain Colin Darch swung his ice-breaking tug first to port,
then to starboard, driving the speedboat from his bow. Back and
forth, he played a high-speed game of cat and mouse with the five
pirates in their six-metre craft.
Comment from the contributor:
With the financial rewards very high and risk very low, piracy off the coast of Somalia has become a huge problem. Increasing sophistication of their operations points to cooperation with warlords and contacts in European ports. Whereas the Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia was traditionally the most pirate-prone sea corridor, the strong central governments of the region have managed to control hijacking incidences. In comparison, Somalia is a lawless country with no central government and a serious humanitarian crisis.
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