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Old 01-11-2011, 01:49 PM
dvyws dvyws is offline
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Just off he top of my head...

Don't forget the Singapore Strait - a very busy route, which (a few years ago, anyway) had a reputation for piracy even without the war.

Can't remember if Singapore was a target or not, but even if it was, the Strait should be navigable.

And don't forget Hormuz either - in and out of the Persian Gulf. There is a lot if local trade there, in dhows, as well as the oil. And Dubai is a port and historical pirate area.

If Suez canal is closed, I don't think Aden and the Red Sea will have a great deal of traffic, but there are ports at Hodeida in Yemen, Jeddah in Saudi an Port Suez in Egypt, all on the Red Sea.

And there wil probably be a fair bt of trade arounf the West Indies
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