Somali Pirates: crazy, Cruel ... But Afraid of Britney Spears!

Waters off the coast of Somalia is still ' haunted ' for the sailors . Pirates can appear suddenly , carrying machine guns , and armed with grenades . Ships or cargo owned business diicar merchants and intercepted .


A number of military operations to crush them , or at least prevent the action of the pirates . And the British Navy had ' secret weapon ' unique but telling : set of songs Britney Spears with the loudest volume . The way it was effective to scare off the pirates .

Well , what makes a sexy Britney Spears is so scary for the pirates ?

It turns out has nothing to do with the figure of the pop singer . According to the British naval officer , Rachel Owens , it's more because antipathy pirates to Western culture .

" They can not stand to Western culture or music . Creating the perfect Britney songs to be played , " he said as loaded the Daily Mail , October 29, 2013 .

Rachel , who served in supertanker off the east coast of Africa added , songs like " Baby One More Time " and " Oops I Did It Again " effective to prevent acts of piracy and kidnapping .

" Britney songs chosen by the team because it was the most hated suspected pirates , " said Rachel .

The ships in the region are often the target of the pirates . One of the cases that occurred pda surfaced in 2009 , when the 17,000- ton container ship owned by Maersk weighing Line hijacked by Somali pirates , 20 crew taken prisoner , while sailing from Salalah , Oman to the Port of Mombassa , Kenya through Djibouti .

In 2011 , there were 176 attacks by gangs ship the Horn of African origin . The latest occurred last Thursday , the bandits attack the oil supply vessel off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped the captain and interpreter engine.

Because it assumes the existence of the pirates as a threat , deploying 1,500 British Navy sailors in 14 ships to patrol the waters roll .

Rachel Owens , which is in charge of guiding the ship through troubled waters say , loudspeakers directed toward the pirates , so as not to interfere with the crew .

" This method is effective , we rarely feel the need to put out fire , " said the 34 -year-old woman was Gartmore . " Once Britney shocked , they immediately helter-skelter . "

While , Steven Jones of the Security Association for the Maritime Industry said , " the pirates will do anything to avoid the music , " he said .

So far there has been no comment from Britney about the ' efficacy ' of music and voice it .

piracy Down

Britney may be one reason the number of piracy off the coast of Somalia and surrounding down this year .

Like Liputan6.com quotation from the New York Post , in the first half of 2013 , there were only Somali pirate attacks . Similarly, data from the International Maritime Bureau ( IMB ) .

Meanwhile , the waters of Indonesia has experienced more than 50 percent surge in pirate attacks in the same period . Of 48 attacks were reported , 43 involving the action of pirates boarded the ship and attacked the crew , the IMB said .

Also there has been a surge in piracy off the coast of West Africa , with a series of violent attacks this year . In the latest incident , pirates attacked a boat near the coast of Nigeria's commercial and U.S. sailors kidnapped two weeks ago .

Ala - spree spree Pirate

Being a pirate is the new job opportunities for the young people of Somalia . Well as a shortcut to the luxurious life wallowing in wealth .

This is the lifestyle of Somali pirates : big house , cool cars , beautiful women , and narcotics - which criticized both religious leaders and villagers .

Money was changing the face of Somalia . A paved road divides the city of Bossaso , new hotels , and new buildings lined the edges . SUVs and luxury vehicles made ​​in Asia and then passing on the street . American song , Somalia , and the Indian car roaring of tape .

Apply new credit system , the pirates do not have to pay cash when buying goods . They are allowed to take goods on credit , with high prices , and pay off their debt if the ransom was already in hand . No more fighting stubborn bargain price , the traders had a bit lucky because many people do not want to be change.

Mating systems have also been affected by pirates with a fat wallet . Hundreds of cars escort the bride to the location of the reception , the newlyweds house crammed with expensive furniture , and the bride wears expensive gold jewelry . Thousands of dollars paid to the family of the bride as a dowry .

He said , most pirates have three or more wives . their number depends on the amount of loot . Marrying pirates has become a dream for most of the local women .

The pirates and services can not be accessed other Harardhere residents . Their houses are one of the few residential electricity , using a generator were stolen from the ship .

" Women need love and money , and pirates have money , and they show their love , " said Khabibo Salad , the wife of a pirate as published by Al Jazeera