Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Why pay ransoms to Pirates?

This says it all

Shipping companies are unlikely to deter the pirates themselves, partly because of the financial burden. Last year, about 30,000 ships passed through the Gulf of Aden -- and there were 42 successful hijackings. In some situations, just paying ransom is still cheaper than outfitting ships with a private armed security team.

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