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Updated: 05:01 am CDT Jul 02, 2009
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Diving deeper into Gulf of Aden's Cosa Nostra
(TheOceans.net) In the old days, solo sailors would strew thumbtacks on deck at night for a simple pirate alarm.
Wrapping the ship’s rails with barbed wire and razor blades, or having Molotov cocktails ready to throw at the speedboats are other good tactics.
However, leisure and adventure sailors have little to fear from Somali pirates. These guys are not poor fishermen out to get your beer and woman
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