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Article: Dom's aiming to keep pirates at bay
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- Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
- Article date:
- October 31, 2009
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He's known as The Pirate Man, and Dom Mee, adventurer and world-
class sailor, has just bought a brand new super-fast weapon for his
fight against the world's most feared sea bandits.
The Somerset-based boss of Protection Vessels International Ltd
heads a 60-strong team of fellow ex-Royal Marines riding shotgun to
protect shipping including super tankers, passenger liners and super
yachts in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. They man their own
armed patrol boats and work as on-board escorts.
Their armoury includes machine guns, while their opponents may be
armed with rocket propelled grenades.
The kidnap of yachting couple Paul and Rachel Chandler by Somali
pirates off the east coast of ...