Some may tend to consider piracy something related to copying copyrighted media or perhaps a long-gone lifestyle to be celebrated in Talk Like a Pirate day [3]. In some countries, however, piracy and protection out on sea is a serious and current matter. On today's videos, the World Food Program [4]hires bodyguards to look over their cargo ships as they sail to Somalia to deliver food, and vloggers from Korea and United Arab Emirates speak about piracy in the modern day world.
Rocketboom [5] website's field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp goes along on a ride on a World Food Program Ship and shows us [6] the protection that is necessary for these ships to make it safely to port:
On YouTube, UAE vlogger mankind4ever [7] speaks about the Ukrainian ship containing weapons on their way to Kenya which was kidnapped on it's route by Somali pirates:
VloggerDanismyuncle [8] in South Korea also speaks about the recent kidnapping Somalian pirates perpetrated on a Thai ship, and how after ransom payment, they set their hostages free and then sailed on to commit more crimes: