…passengers are paying about $5,700 a day to patrol the waters off Somalia in heavily armed private yachts, hoping to attract the attention of pirates. Then, when the bad guys get close, the badder guys open fire with grenade launchers, machine guns, and rocket launchers. The yachts come with body guards, who are allegedly “a squad of ex special forces troops,” and, for about $20 a day extra, you can use an AK-47 and 100 rounds of ammo.
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