Posted AT 10:14 PM EST on 20/11/08
Pirates send shipping firms on costly detour
Modern-day pirates are forcing their prey to take extraordinary measures to escape brazen attacks on the open seas, prompting ships to take circuitous routes that add tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of each trip.
Dozens of vessels this year have been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia this year, and increasingly pirates are extending their reach farther south along Africa's coastline.
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