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In response to "Chinese navy with an assist from the Indian Navy (helicopter support) rescue a merchant ship boarded by somali pirates -- (link)" by zeitgeist

Seems strange the Chinese are patrolling that area? Protecting their own merchant fleet ? -- nm

Posted by Meg (aka Mojave) Apr 9 '17, 22:57

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Pretty much all the industrial nations have a presence there because the pirates don't discriminate - Will Hunting Apr 10, 05:13
basically everybody has ships in the Gulf of Aden. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 23:36
most likely, I'm surprised we haven't done more. I'd like to see a funky old ship used to make a trap, put a squad of marines on it, set up traps - zeitgeist Apr 9, 23:23 1
- There's not a ton you can do proactively when it just requires a couple fishing boats and a half dozen AKs. - Ender Apr 10, 06:35

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