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| Somali pirates free ship for ransom | |
| 2010-10-20 | |
| Somali pirates have released the Panama-flagged bulk ship MV Voc Daisy along with its crew of 21 from the Philippines. The Liberian-owned vessel with deadweight of 47,183 metric tons was hijacked approximately 190 miles southeast of the Omani port of Salalah on April 21. The ship was freed on Saturday after the delivery of a ransom "by a vessel believed to belong to a Greek security company operating in the area with two ships," said George Shinitis, the CEO of the Greek shipping company JP Samartzis Maritime Enterprises, AFP reported Monday.
However, The infamous However... the European Union Naval Force Somalia says the Somali pirates are currently holding 19 vessels, including the latest South Korean vessel. The waters off the Indian Ocean coast of Somalia are considered the world's most dangerous due to persistent piracy attempts in the area. The Gulf of Aden, which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea, is the quickest route for more than 20,000 vessels traveling from Asia to Europe and the Americas. However, Another infamous However... attacks by the heavily armed Somali pirates in speedboats have prompted some of the world's largest shipping firms to switch routes from the Suez Canal and send cargo vessels around southern Africa, causing a hike in shipping costs. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Apparently no one thought to call the Panamanian Navy They may have, but when your entire "NAVY" consists of a dozen coast-guard-type vessels and about 40 customs launches, it's not going to do much good. We need a concerted Special Ops/Navy SEAL attack on Haradhere to rescue all the hostages, then a couple of dozen ARCLIGHT strikes down through the heart of the "town" and off the coast to discourage future pirates. Until we're WILLING to do something like that, the piracy will continue. That's what we did in the early 1800's, and it worked for over 100 years. It's about time to do it again. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-10-20 16:18 |