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There are more places in the world than Somalia. I doubt that anyone sailing in the Pacific ocean has to worry about this stuff.
by stale2002 8y ago
There are more places in the world than Somalia.
I doubt that anyone sailing in the Pacific ocean has to worry about this stuff.
- int_19h 8y agoOther places also have piracy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_the_21st_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_the_21st_century In general, you see piracy where it's profitable (i.e. on valuable commerce routes), and where the local governments are not particularly good at fighting it, either because they're weak, or because they're corrupt, or both. Sometimes, because they're too busy fighting each other - piracy generally ticks up during major wars.