Piracy - Shipping moves onto war footing after pirate attacks
Piracy is in the spotlight as 40 ships, including the oil tanker the Sirius Star, have been seized by Somali pirates so far this year, writes Andrew Tjaardstra
Many shipping companies are already taking action to avoid the Gulf of Aden as Somali pirates cause havoc.
The pirates have reportedly demanded a £17m ransom for the return of the Saudi's oil supertanker and crew.
One of the main problems for governments is that, in international waters, you have to balance the freedom of the seas against the security of world trade; only if fired upon can they respond with force.
In insurance over the last few years, piracy has been moved out of the marine
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