Britney Spears is being used to fight off Somali Pirates
The merchant navy has employed a secret weapon to ward off Somali pirates….the music of Britney Spears. Metro UK spoke to officer Rachel Owens:
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.
Second Officer Owens, who works on supertankers off the east coast of Africa, said: ‘Her songs were chosen by the security team because they thought the pirates would hate them most.
‘These guys can’t stand Western culture or music, making Britney’s hits perfect.’
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It’s so effective the ship’s security rarely needs to resort to firing guns,’ said the 34-year-old, from Gartmore, near Aberfoyle, Stirling.
‘As soon as the pirates get a blast of Britney, they move on as quickly as they can.’
It looks like a sequel to Captain Phillips should be in the works shortly.
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