Pelagic.

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From only today, MORE pirate stuff.

This time, the navy of Malaysia in action, most successfully, the Somali pirates once again thwarted. This scourge, an ancient evil, now countered by a whole host of warships from variety of nations.

NOT so long ago, to have found a warship from South Korea or Malaysia on active mission in the Indian Ocean would have been an "impossible"? NOT NOW!

"Malaysia navy foils ship hijack attempt, seizes pirates"

"Malaysia says its navy commandos have foiled an attempted hijacking of a ship in the Gulf of Aden, rescuing 23 crew and capturing seven Somali pirates."

The pirates NO LONGER and perhaps for some time now not the coastal huggers they once were. NOW range far afield [at sea], taking their operations to the open ocean in an unprecedented manner.

"Somali pirates were now operating farther offshore . . . the rescue operation about 555km (300 miles) east off the coast of Oman."

Recall that the incident just the other day involving the South Koreans was about eight hundred [800] miles at sea. Pretty far from the east African coast, pelagic waters now favored by the villains.

coolbert.