It isn't just the Somali coast. I just read that the pirates are traveling across the ocean and nabbing ships near India. Maybe it's stupid to travel along the coast of Somalia, but under the Freedom of the Seas doctrine, you shouldn't have to fear Somalian pirates when you're nearly in India.

I think a joint Navy taskforce, excluding the US Navy since our piracy policy is screwed up, patrolling the 3-mile limit of the Somalian coast and sinking every vessel that isn't a fishing boat or merchant ship would create an active incentive towards some line of work other than piracy.

Sg