As news hits again today, that pirates have taken another family off the Somalia coast. I am wondering, is it really possible in 2011 that people in this world have not gotten news that this is a bad place to sail? I mean, come on people, it is a troubled part of the world and even the military is having a hard time policing it. Perhaps it would be a good time to second guess sailing in this area, as the next story about you will be; captured, held for ransom or killed. Personally, I think the ocean is a big place and there are a lot of other places one could think to sail, that are safer and less known for pirates.
Seriously though, does it not shock you when you read someone else sailed in this area with a family or by themselves? Knowing all we have known about this area for years now?