Article: Dom's aiming to keep pirates at bay

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.

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