A New Generation Of Somali Pirates Emerges

The Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Farragut rides past the smoke from the suspected pirate skiff it had just destroyed. Photo US Navy

New Generation Of Pirates -- News 24

London - A new generation of well-organised Somali pirates is targeting ships and aims to use ransoms from hijackings for further criminal activities, a senior Royal Dutch Shell official said on Tuesday.

Seaborne gangs have already increased their attacks in recent months, making tens of millions of dollars in ransoms from seizing ships, including tankers and dry bulkers, in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden.

Better weather is expected to lead to further attacks.

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