CNN: Protecting against piracy difficult in vast area

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Efforts to protect ships from pirates in the waters off Somalia's east coast face a tremendous challenge: The vastness of the area makes it difficult to get to ships that are in danger.

*For some reason, I don't think the "vastness of the area" is the only tremendous challenge.

"Unfortunately, they found themselves in a position where they could start piracy in the region and it's become a virus," Voss told CNN. "It's easy money ... and once it gets into a culture, it's very difficult to get out, and the only way to get it out is attack on multiple levels."
-Chris Voss, former FBI international kidnapping negotiator, on Somalia

*Agreed.