My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 651

Somalia.

Somali pirates.

They were a nuisance to the world for a long time. But at this point, most of them have been wiped out.

“That’s why this situation is quite dangerous.”

Yun Tae-min asked, as if he didn’t understand Park Do-joon’s words.

“Why is that?”

“Incidents require individual responses. But it’s not entirely unrelated to the outside world either.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Simply put, the more attention they get, the more cornered they become. I know that many broadcasting stations from other countries have been requesting coverage recently. Why do you think that is?”

“I wonder?”

“The existence of Somali pirates is definitely a subject that arouses considerable curiosity as a news issue.”

However, at this point, Somali pirates have been almost completely eradicated. Even if some remain, most ships operating in this area have sufficient safety devices installed, making it difficult to board the ship like in this situation.

“That’s why there haven’t been any major problems for the past few years. In other words, this is the first hostage situation in years.”

“Hmm…….”

“In that situation, it’s only natural that the eyes of the world are on them.”

“Isn’t that a good thing? They’ll feel pressured if they appear on global broadcasts.”

Park Do-joon shook his head at the captain of the Choi Young ship.

“That’s based on the standards of people who have to live a normal social life. For example, if they still have something socially or have something to protect socially, that’s possible.”

If there are families in society or targets to protect socially, there is a possibility that they will succumb to such public pressure.

“But think about the situation in Somalia. How much influence will that have in Somalia?”

Almost no influence. Because the country itself is such a mess, there are very few options people can choose in that situation.

“In this kind of society, the more virtuous you are, the faster you die.”

It’s a situation where you don’t know when you’ll be shot if you’re not armed. In a world where robbery is taken for granted for me to live, what kind of consequences will piracy really bring?

“It doesn’t mean anything. Most of them will probably think, ‘I was lucky.'”

Because they might think that a chance to make a big score has come.

“Hmm…….”

“Besides, the vast majority of people in Somalia can’t even watch broadcasts.”

Most homes don’t even have a TV in the first place, so even if a wanted order is issued on the broadcast, there will be no one to watch it, and there will be no one to catch them and drag them back after they escape.

“So, it’s impossible to save them by putting social pressure on them.”

“Then what?”

“Then does that mean there’s nothing we can do right now?”

“As I said last time, we must prevent them from entering other ports. If the negotiation target becomes a criminal organization instead of them, the amount they demand will increase and it will be more difficult to suppress them.”

“Criminal organization?”

“Yes, they started the hostage situation, but they don’t have the ability to control this situation now.”

In the past, pirates who occupied ships did not barricade themselves on the ships. In many cases, they dragged the ship to a port occupied by their forces, exchanged additional personnel, disposed of the ship’s cargo, and stole the crew’s ransom.

“Generally, the money taken from the ship and sold is all eaten by local criminal organizations or rebels, and the people who seized the ship receive a portion of it.”

“Hmm…….”

“The perpetrator appears to have a history of working as a pirate in the past. If so, he will naturally try to do the same process.”

There is a saying that what you learn as a child, you do as an adult. If that’s the only thing you knew how to do in the past, you’ll do it that way now.

“So, you’re saying we have to stop them from going to the port.”

“Yes.”

“But…….”

The problem is that there is no way to stop it. Didn’t the navy or experts know that in the past? But if you try to stop them, they’ll bring a hostage and put a gun to their head, and you can’t stop that.

You can’t physically stop it either. You can’t ram those tens of thousands of tons of ships, even if they are warships, with your body. You have to think about your own safety too.

“So, we have to use a different method.”

“What?”

“Block the port itself.”

“Yes?”

“The situation has changed now. Somalia has a government, one way or another.”

It’s only a little better than the past stateless state, but there is still a government, and the government is controlling it to some extent, although not sufficiently.

“In the past, in a stateless state, the warlord who controlled the area would decide whether to allow such a hijacked ship to enter the port, but that’s not the case now.”

Of course, the current government is not properly united through voting, nor is it tightly controlled by a dictator, but even if it is a loose form of warlords from each region joining hands, it is an undeniable fact that it is taking shape as a government.

“You’re saying that if we don’t attack, we can have the Somali government refuse entry.”

Yun Tae-min realized what to do at Park Do-joon’s words.

“Isn’t that obvious?”

Then the captain tilted his head and asked. Logically, that was too obvious.

But Park Do-joon shook his head.

“No, it’s not obvious.”

“It’s not obvious? What country would allow pirates to enter their port?”

“Because it’s Somalia.”

Park Do-joon clicked his tongue and said.

“Even cargo ships have different entry procedures for each country.”

“Yes?”

“You probably don’t know. But that’s the reality.”

For example, in the United States or Europe, even if I’m very busy and beg that I’ll go bankrupt if I don’t, entering the port is done according to regulations and principles.

“So, there was even a case where someone deliberately set fire to the ship.”

“No, why?”

“There are emergency refuge ship regulations under the port law.”

If they don’t send the cargo within the specified time, they have to take all the responsibility, but they were about to go bankrupt because they couldn’t get permission to enter the port, so the first mate at the time suggested setting fire to the bridge.

The occurrence of a fire on a ship is one of the most serious maritime accidents, and if the ship becomes uncontrollable due to the fire and causes a collision or another ship sinks or oil leaks, it is a big problem, so it is the top priority for entry.

In particular, the loss of the bridge itself is a serious problem because the control location disappears.

“But in reality, it’s not at a level that can’t be restored at all.”

Once the ship is anchored near the port, entry is done by a tugboat, and the cost of repairing the fire in the bridge is not even a handful compared to the damages caused by the breach of contract.

“So, I heard that they actually set fire to enter the port.”

“Hmm…….”

“But the story is different in countries like China or Saudi Arabia.”

The entry conditions for such countries are simple. Who will give more bribes?

Am I in a hurry? Then you can give more bribes.

“Then what about Somalia?”

“Hmm…….”

“If we don’t do anything, will the government even care?”

There are definitely people who will accept bribes and let them enter the port. And after that, the Korean government can’t do anything. Because from the moment they enter the port, it’s under the jurisdiction of the Somali government, not the Korean Navy.

“How are you going to solve it when it becomes an international problem at that time?”

“I see.”

The Somali government is also responsible for accepting bribes and allowing entry.

The Somali government is also responsible for the ship being anchored.

“Even dispatching civilian police to another country is a seriously dangerous thing. But you can’t blockade the port with a warship, can you?”

They don’t even accept the police, so there’s no way they’ll accept the military. No matter how much crime damage you suffer, deploying troops to a third country is the worst option.

Why doesn’t the United States deploy military special forces to Somalia, even though it has suffered so much damage? Even if Somalia is a weak country, there are international rules.

“That’s right.”

“So, the first thing we need to do is prevent entry. That’s why I specifically asked Yun Tae-min to come with me.”

In fact, there was no reason for Yun Tae-min to come here. However, Park Do-joon demanded a person with authority to sort out diplomatic relations, and the government sent Yun Tae-min, who had experience and was somewhat familiar.

“But the Somali government will also demand money, right?”

Of course, Yun Tae-min knew the situation of the Somali government very well.

“As Park Do-joon said, Somalia is barely maintaining the form of a government. And survival itself is uncertain. In that situation, it will be ambiguous for them to do something according to international agreements.”

“Isn’t that like giving money to the Somali government instead of carrying out a hostage situation?”

The captain said with dissatisfaction at those words. He didn’t like it at all.

“Actually, that’s ambiguous too. Rather, that will be more of a problem. Ah, of course, it’s certain that they will demand money, but the problem is that it won’t work properly.”

Park Do-joon said worriedly at those words.

“It doesn’t work?”

“Yes. As I said, Somalia is currently a loose collection of warlords.”

It’s not just a matter of giving money. The question of who will take that money will also be a problem. It is unlikely that the money will be incorporated into the Somali government’s budget, and the warlords will probably try to take the money.

“The problem is that there will be a fight in the process.”

From the Somali government’s point of view, since it is money provided to them, the warlords are likely to say that they should divide it fairly. But that’s not the case from the perspective of the warlord holding the port. Because.

From their point of view, they believe that they should take this money because they are suffering the losses.

“Hmm…….”

“From the perspective of the warlord on the port side, they will naturally refuse because they think that they are suffering losses, so why should other warlords benefit?”

If the government divides the money by force among the warlords, the warlord on the port side is likely to ignore the government’s orders.

“Then why don’t you give it to them?”

“That’s not possible. Because the reason why the balance is right at this point is because the forces are similar to each other.”

Is this the first government in Somalia? No. There have been several attempts over the decades, and it has actually been completed. But a warlord with strong power rebelled in that situation, saying, ‘I don’t like it!’ and it collapsed every time.