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Stolen Seas
2013 · Film · documentary · 90 min
Directed by Thymaya Payne
A chilling exploration of the Somali pirate phenomenon through audio recordings and found video, right into the middle of the real-life hostage negotiation of a Danish shipping vessel, the CEC Future.
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I watched a documentary (I think it was "Stolen Seas") about a cargo ship that had been captured by pirates, held captive for (iirc?) months. After they were eventually released, the documentary captured their passage through the same Somali sea where they were captured last time.
They turned all their steam exhausts to point out and blast everything on the upper deck. Took giant ropes, wrapped them in barbed wire, and tossed them ashore to bounce around in the seas to discourage any small vessels from coming near. I'm remembering this because I think they had zero people on deck (opposite of the mannequin strategy) -- as due to the steam, it would have been wildly unsafe to be there.
In short, their preparations were considerably more thorough, but I can't help but wonder if they'd have considered mannequins if they'd thought of it.