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They are not sailors. They get paid for helping the ships with their crew and cargo safely past the West African pirate coast into peaceful waters. They carry weapons, because it’s their job. They are just one part of a large international piracy business. Big money moves around on both sides of the “front line”.
There are not many possibilities for ships to pass safely probably the world's most dangerous waters from the Suez Canal to the Indian Ocean – to travel in convoy of warships, to order a patrol team from a private company or to ask God Almighty for protection. The first two services are not cheap. But in case of bad luck, the third possibility may be even more expensive.
The piracy on the coast of West Africa has led both large and small money to circulate. And all kinds of parties, more than we can even imagine, want to profit from this. Therefore, the abrupt ending of piracy does not seem to be a burning issue for anyone, not locally or internationally…
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