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gCaptain has covered nearly every anti-piracy measure from weapons (both lethal and non-lethal) to Molotov Cocktails and safe rooms. Many have asked readers to decide which ideas are best but no one has yet to ask the, potentially more important, question; which ideas are the worst?
Please be sure to leave your reasons in the comment section below.
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Updated: February 5, 2026 (Originally published September 20, 2010)
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As the conflict in the Gulf widens, maritime insurance premiums for war coverage are surging -- in some cases by more than 1000% -- dramatically driving up the cost of moving energy through a critical maritime corridor.
At least 150 tankers dropped anchor in Gulf waters after U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, with Tehran threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz—a chokepoint for 20% of global oil supplies. U.S. Navy warns of increased naval presence and congestion.
Oil and gas tankers are avoiding the Strait of Hormuz after ships received radio broadcasts purporting to ban transit following US-Israel strikes on Iran. A fifth of the world's seaborne oil and LNG moves through the strait daily.
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