Well, we know Somalia:
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E-QOnTGFX_o/RoCH8wkzzWI/AAAAAAAABPw/5Xvif44Wx98/s320/somalia_rel02.jpg)
And we can find Hobyo on the map:
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E-QOnTGFX_o/RoCIrwkzzZI/AAAAAAAABQI/FqOYBt2C14I/s320/piratelair.jpg)
And then we can use Google Earth to find the lovely garden spot of Hobyo. Literally, according to this, the town's name means "has water"
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E-QOnTGFX_o/RoCH9QkzzYI/AAAAAAAABQA/vFnQPFPnVDw/s320/wide+hobyo.jpg)
But they don't put captured ships that far inland, so where would they be?
Well, there is a sort of sheltered anchorage (with some houses nearby) close to Hobyo:
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E-QOnTGFX_o/RoCH9AkzzXI/AAAAAAAABP4/hRub7gMJfQI/s320/boat+haven.jpg)
And in that sheltered water you can see some boats... which might - just speculating here - belong to pirates. Or maybe not.
Much of the rest of the long Somali beach in the area looks unfriendly to ships, though.
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