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So with piracy still an issue . If not on the increase and Naval forces facing cuts is there any way we could bring back Privateers in the 21st century . Merchant Protector forces to protect merchant shipping . If you can work a way round the political and legal ramifications you're not going to need huge ships for the majority of operations. So maybe a coastal forces tender and some gunboats .