Piracy protection firms profit from more work in Asia

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More and more Asian tankers are picking up oil and other commodities from the Gulf of Guinea.

But the area, particularly off the coast of Nigeria is also developing into a piracy hotspot.

Phillip Cable is the chief executive of private security firm MAST, and he says that about 60% of his clients now come from Asia.

BBC's Sharanjit Leyl spoke to Phillip about his clients and the nature of his work.

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