Enter speedboats, run by Florida smuggling rings, which are far harder for the coastguards to catch.
They believe that, given the demands of a globalised, Internet-speed economy, container ships might soon be whizzing like speedboats.
Now that they are making so much money, these 21st Century pirates can afford increasingly sophisticated weapons and speedboats.
The speedboats maneuvered very close to the convoy, with at least one coming within 200 yards of one of the ships.
Speedboats frequently whiz past us carrying resort tourists on whale shark-spotting trips.
Aoki used to fly around in a helium balloon shaped like a Benihana chef, and raced Benihana speedboats with bright red logos.
Some demonstrators tried to block the canal by untying speedboats and setting them adrift while others sought to interrupt car ferry traffic.
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Some demonstrators tried to block the Suez Canal by untying speedboats and setting them adrift while others sought to interrupt car ferry traffic.
Military police recovered five of the speedboats and brought them back to shore, but two were still drifting, one witness told Reuters news agency.
As I wandered, the still air was broken by the sound of roaring engines, while at the harbour, a dozen speedboats powered their way out to sea.
The activists travelled by inflatable speedboats from a nearby Greenpeace vessel and used ropes and ladders to climb up mooring lines, the group said in a statement.
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The High-Powered Microwave, as it is called, is reported by Aviation Week to be powerful enough to disable all of the motors in a swarm of up to 30 speedboats.
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