Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe MOGADISHU, Somalia, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- An international organization of maritime security companies says the music of Britney Spears has proven effective in warding off Somali pirates. A representative from the Security Association for the Maritime Industry said ships traveling in the Indian Ocean have found the pirates are repelled by Spears' hit songs "Oops! I Did It Again" and "Baby One More Time" as a result of their distaste for western culture, the Nairobi (Kenya) Standard Digital News, reported Tuesday. Advertisement The representative said ships blaring the music to ward off an impending attack found their security workers rarely had to use their guns. He said the pirates "go to any length to overcome the music." "I'd imagine using Justin Bieber would be a great crime against humanity," the representative quipped. Read More Smartphone stops bullet during robbery Surfer rides estimated 100-foot wave in Portugal 4-pound potato discovered at Swedish plant About 50 ducks invade drug store Sick day excuses: Dentures out the window, football team lost
