Sunday, April 12, 2009

Pirates vs. Shipping: A Historical Perspective




We are all hearing about the increasingly active pirates that are taking over ships off the east coast of Africa. I am wondering why the big ships that have to use the pirate’s corridor don’t take a page out of history.
Read the remainder of this article at: www.magiccarpetjournals.com/Pirates_convoys.htm

The above picture is of one of Canada’s Park boats, the SS Mewata Park, unloading cargo at Canada Docks, in Manchester England during WWII.

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