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Often the best, most exciting stories are the ones that seem impossible. You wonder how on earth are we going to tell this one. For instance, how do you approach a gang of pirates terrorising shipping on the high seas? With extreme caution and a posse of armed guards, for a start. These modern-day buccaneers have made a business hijacking cargo ships and tankers, holding the crews to ransom. And we're talking millions and millions of dollars cash. They operate from a desolate, lawless place where all foreigners are fair game for kidnappers. So lawless that even Prime Minister Rudd have warned us not to go there.
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