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More Piracy, but people, not oil. More Piracy, but people, not oil.
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More Piracy, but people, not oil.
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I think they (pirates) are finding out that trying to negotiate a ransom for oil tanker while the price per barrel is dropping is not the most lucrative thing. I guess they think people are a better hedge bet, unfortunately.
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