stackyFACTSModern seafaring is still a battleground, but the defenses have upgraded. Commercial cargo ships traveling through high-risk pirate waters now deploy long-range acoustic devices that blast unbearable sound waves, alongside slippery anti-boarding foams, to physically repel hijackers at sea.
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