There were numerous number of sailors at sea were taken hostage and killed in Somalia Africa by the Somali pirates. The increasing number of incidents were very alarming. Lately, as of November 2013, the U.N has released a report suggesting that piracy off the coast of Somalia has dropped to the lowest level in seven years.
Aside from improving international policing and prosecution as well as better security and information sharing, it was Britney Spears songs that drove away the criminal minds of the Somali pirates.
Merchant naval officer Rachel Owens recently spoke to Metro and revealed that a "blast of Britney" is all it takes to send the pirates packing.
"Her songs were chosen by the security team because they thought the pirates would hate them most," Owens said.
The "Toxic" singer can take heart though — it's nothing personal.
"These guys can't stand western culture or music, making Britney's hits perfect," Owens explained. "It’s so effective the ship’s security rarely needs to resort to firing guns."
Britney Spears’s chart-toppers “Oops! I Did It Again" and "Baby One More Time” have proved to be the most effective at keeping the bandits at bay, she said.
The directional speakers aimed at the pirates are such that Spears' music does not bother the sailors aboard the supertankers.
Britney Spears, 31, is now gearing up for a multi-million dollar concert run in Las Vegas, one that will apparently be pirate free.
Sources: Artistfacts, TheGuardian, TimeNewsFeed, NBCnews, CNN, FoxNews
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