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Ship captains the Indian Ocean are using a new tactic to keep pirates away – songs sung U.S. pop star Britney Spears. An officer Britain's merchant navy, Rachel Owens, said Britney Spears' songs did a good job Somali pirates. Ms Owens, 34, said: "[Britney's] songs were chosen the security team because they thought the pirates would hate them most. These guys can't stand Western culture or music, making Britney’s hits perfect." A spokesman a security company said playing loud pop music was an effective way stopping attacks ships. He said not all shipping companies choose Britney Spears' music. He added: "Each security company will have its own music choice."

This is not the first time loud music has been used to scare people. It has even been used as a form torture. Prison guards Guantanamo Bay started using music in 2003 to keep prisoners awake. 2008, prisoners had to listen to very loud music weeks and months. A former Guantanamo prisoner, Ruhal Ahmed, explained that the loud music played his cell for weeks a time was worse than being beaten . He said: "It makes you feel like you are going mad." Many people think prisons must stop playing loud music to someone days or weeks a time. A human rights charity called Reprieve has started a campaign to end it. It wants rock stars to ban prisons using their music torture.