Oh, this is really annoying! During my around-the-world solo sail I was warned to stay away from Socotra, described as a den of pirates. Being alone on my boat made me particularly wary of such places, but based on the linked pictures, it seems I missed an amazing experience.<p>The nearby African coast is now the site of many more recent pirate attacks, including the attack on which the movie "Captain Phillips" is based.<p>An account of my sail: <a href="http://arachnoid.com/sailbook" rel="nofollow">http://arachnoid.com/sailbook</a>