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Can Britney Spears ward off a group of swashbuckling pirates? According to
the British Royal Navy, the answer is aye aye, Captain.
The "Toxic" singer's catchy early hits like "Oops! I Did It Again" and "...
Baby One More Time" have been used by naval officers to ward off Somali
pirates off the east coast of Africa.
"Her songs were chosen by the security team because they thought the pirates
would hate them most," Merchant Navy Second Officer Rachel Owens, who works
on supertankers, told Metro UK.
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Heavily armed Somali pirates regularly target cargo ships in the area and
collected more than $40 million in goods in 2012, but according to a report
presented to the United Nations Security Council, pirate attacks are at
their lowest since 2006. In the first nine months since 2013, only 17
vessels have been attacked compared to 99 attacks in the same time period in
the previous year.
"These guys can't stand western culture or music, making Britney's hits
perfect. As soon as the pirates get a blast of Britney, they move on as
quickly as they can," Owens continued.
Well there you have it, folks. The former Mouseketeer's pipes are more
threatening than an approaching naval destroyer and might be the catalyst
for a dramatic drop in attacks. We bet her old mouse pal Christina Aguilera
can relate, since her own song "Dirrty" is regularly used as a method of
disorientation in military interrogations in Iraq and Afghanistan. | c*********r
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