Anti-Pirate Attack Guidelines Being Ignored, UN Says -- BBCThe 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.
"Commercial ships following these practices are, with a very few exceptions, not hijacked," he said.
"They are designed, even if pirates become technically more sophisticated... to prevent hijacking."
Read more ....
More News On Somali's Piracy Trade And Problem
Anti-piracy strategies proving effective, U.N. says -- CNN
UN group of nations says most ships hijacked by pirates ignored safety precautions -- L.A. Times/AP
UN: Anti-piracy Measures Help In Bringing Down Successful Pirate Attacks -- RTT News
China's anti-piracy role off Somalia expands -- BBC
China joins multinational naval force to fight Somali piracy -- Christian Science Monitor
Principled consensus on escort missions reached between China, EU, NATO, CMF -- Xinhuanet
Somali Pirates Hijack Cambodian Cargo Ship -- New York Times/Reuters
Experts Make Recommendations to Combat Piracy -- HS Today
Somali fishermen in great danger -- Garowe Online
FACTBOX-Ships held by Somali pirates -- Reuters
2 comments:
I'm sensing a trend in the maritime business, that piracy is indeed becoming 'just another issue', like storms at sea, that has to be and can be dealt with, taken proper precautions. Even the ransoms are being calculated as operational costs.
There are already serious studies in the commercial shipbuilding industries to include anti-piracy modifications as standard in new hulls.
Problem is, the million dollar ransoms are just too good a thing to give up, so pirates will become more organized, better equipped and better armed, and more brutal.
Thankyou Marcase for your comment.
I concur with your analysis. Hell .... if I was a Somali I would probably drift into the piracy business .... there is just too much money there.
Post a Comment