[Jonny foreigner]

Funny, no French or American ships pirated. Seems like deterrence is working for the countries that kill pirates.

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sorry but i think this is just luck that it have been no american or french ships. i don´t think the pirates care about the flag. btw. only because for example it doesn´t sail under US flag does not mean that no US sailors could be on board, or it´s possible that the freight is owned by an american company... trade is pretty international these days.

[dirtboy]

sorry but i think this is just luck that it have been no american or french ships.

Sorry, but Somali pirates have been targeting ships for years. The Maersk Alabama was the first US-flagged ship they targeted, and they ended up dead for their trouble. IMO they will go for less lethal targets from now on, such as a Greek freighter like they did here.

[GovernmentShrinker]

The flag has a lot to do with which country’s military forces will show up to deal with the pirates. You can be sure the pirates have made a mental note about how the first try on a US-flagged ship went.