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Originally Posted by Raellus
Anyway, I read that shipping companies are reluctant to use armed security for two main reasons. A lot of commercial cargo is highly flammable or explosive. Second, they don't want the pirates to get violent. Apparently, the shipping companies are cool with their employees being taken hostage and ransomed for milions of dollars but are not cool with them being shot at and/or killed. Makes some sense, but not a whole lot.
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Not to mention the sheer amount of ship traffic in that area. Just putting a few men on a small percentage would be a huge undertaking. From how I've read things, in the bigger picture (or for larger companies) you would be saving more money by not hiring them and paying for any ransom. The chance of getting hijacked is very low when you consider how much shipping goes through this area.