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Pirate Patrols DVD

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For thousands of years the Strait of Malacca has been one of the world's busiest trade and shipping routes. By cutting through the strait ships save 1 000 miles and three days sailing off the voyage between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean but it can be a hazardous shortcut. Every day 600 ships crowd into a 500 mile long channel that at times narrows to just 11 miles. With 20% of the world's oil passing through it thousands of the world's wealthiest tourists and untold millions of pounds of commercial goods the strait if a magnet for smugglers illicit traders... and pirates. This documentary examines the tools and tactics used in the battle to defeat them one in particular a high-speed pursuits boat that's capable of chasing down its targets through the maze of small islands and mangrove swamps that pepper the strait. Also included here is filming with the police's specially equipped and trained anti-piracy commando unit. By utilising the latest in spy-ware and infra-red cameras this programme literally takes us into the front line in their fight against crime. [show more]

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Released
07 June 2008
Directors
 
Actors
 
Format
DVD 
Publisher
Pegasus Entertainment 
Classification
Runtime
50 minutes 
Features
PAL 
Barcode
5034504733077 
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