to seize a vessel and hold innocent sea farrers to ransom for eight or fine months sometimes years. before they are finally released. many of these have died in captivity, many more have been tortured by the pirates to extract higher ransoms. what about the wider conditions to track down, has it worked. >> yes it has. they had for example, 49 hijackers in 2010, it came down to 14 in 2012, and for the last two years we have had no hijackings of ships at all. and this is been because of the crucial role played by the international navies off the course of somalia the use of private arm security and other self-protection by ships. and very importantly the government which has been in power since september 2012 and has given a sense of stability, to the region the days when ships can be held off the coast by the pirates dominating and frightening the local individuals into doing their will, mr. not be repeated again. >> is that a similar type of pie rassey? like off the coast of somalia or is it very different. >> the gulf where very large product tankers are being hijacked in order to