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Ships 'ignore anti-pirate guide' | |
2010-01-30 | |
The majority of ships being hijacked off the coast of Somalia are ignoring safety advice, UN piracy experts say. Carl Salicath, chairman of the UN group on piracy, told the BBC up to 25% of vessels passing through the Gulf of Aden are ignoring the UN's guidelines.
Mr Salicath said piracy experts meeting at the UN headquarters on Thursday were told ships were ignoring some simple advice. He told the BBC's Network Africa programme this included:
Captain Paul Chivers, chief of staff of the EU naval forces, said "the number of attacks has gone up considerably in the Somali basin, the number of successful attacks has gone down". "It would be dangerous to assume we have overcome the threat," AP news agency quotes him as saying. Mr Salicath said the contact group had agreed to set up a trust fund to help establish a Somali coast guard and to support the judiciary in countries where captured pirates are being prosecuted. | |
Posted by:Steve White |
#4 And large caliber artillery rounds leave no holes in the water. (Might be a little bit of debris, though) |
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2010-01-30 19:26 |
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Posted by: DMFD 2010-01-30 13:23 |
#2 Not only refuse to honor the claims, but jack up the rates to the point of pain. It worked in the Malacca Straits. |
Posted by: Pappy 2010-01-30 12:53 |
#1 Why capture the pirates? Sink them. |
Posted by: Swanimote 2010-01-30 11:09 |