There is something so strangely undramatic about this and past piracy dramas. There are no eye patches, drinking grog or really anything very exciting going on here. Most of the time Navy Seals don't snipe pirates. And a lot of time, the whole thing just sounds like a mundane business deal: the pirates negotiate price, they have a spokesman, and they document the inventory for the "customer." This video is from a hijacking last year. The source tells Wired they make videos like this to show the owners the ship is still in good condition.

categories: Economic Scene

1:49 - April 13, 2009

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