[franksolich]

Vietnamese fleeing the paradise of the workers and peasants used to tell me their greatest fear, when on the water, was attacks by, apparently, Indonesian or Malayan pirates.

Are such pirates outlawed by these countries, or are they tolerated. Where would they go to port, to replenish and refurbish, before going out again?

[506trooper]

I believe there was a blind eye turned toward it in the Straits of Malacca, but that was many years ago....hmmm, have to do some research