Europe To Send Warships To Defeat Somali Pirates
-- Times Online
-- Times Online
Europe is setting up an anti-piracy taskforce to help protect the lawless sea lanes off east Africa, where heavily armed Somali hijackers have overrun more than 30 ships this year and raked in at least $30 million in ransom.
At least 10 European Union countries have volunteered to contribute to the joint air and sea operation, which is expected to comprise three frigates, three surveillance vessels and a supply ship.
Britain has indicated its probable support for the taskforce, which could be in place within days to help combat pirates who have stepped up their hostile attacks 100 per cent in the last year.
"The aim is to go quickly," said Laurent Tesseire, a spokesman for the French Defence Ministry, which is organising the EU plan in partnership with Nato.
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