Indian sailors wed in monsoon season but fear return to pirate waters

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Updated July 27, 2009 20:55:22

Seafarers from the small shipbuilding town of Salaya, on the western coast of India, are returning home from trips between India, Dubai and Somalia to sit out the three month monsoon season - a time for them to repair their ships and to get married. But with pirates still threatening the waters that the sailors sail many are worried about the time when they will have to return to Somalia. It's the most lucrative place for them to trade, but are the risks worth it?

Presenter: Richard Orange in Salaya, India

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