The governments involved, including ours, have been sympathetic but not terribly aggressive.

And guess where high premiums ultimately end up? That would mean higher insurance premiums for the companies running their vessels through the Gulf. The insurance companies, meanwhile, are talking about increasing the size of the 'war-risk zone' to include that area. Otherwise, they say, they'll have to hire security guards, increase their own patrols, and ultimately force those new costs down to their customers. or Indian navies to increase their presence in the Gulf, ward off the pirates, and protect valuable shipping lanes.

The shipping and insurance companies, naturally, want the U.S.

They are supposed to be free to all whom come for peaceful and legal reasons. The second is that international law very rarely provides an easy or quick solution to disputes that having anything to do with what are still known as the 'High Seas.' For those of you new to Piracy Law, High Seas are open waters beyond the legal and territorial jurisdiction of any country.

The pirate plague of the dead plans