On The High Seas -- The EconomistEUROPEAN and NATO naval forces together with an assortment of fighting ships from other navies including China, Russia, Indonesia, Phillippines and elsewhere were supposed to disrupt piracy in the Indian Ocean and bring the number of ships being seajacked there under control. That has not happened. According to Ecoterra, a Kenya-based group which tracks Somali piracy, 24 foreign-flagged vessels are presently being held hostage in Somalia with a total of 434 hostages on board. The Europeans do not include Yemeni and Iranian vessels in their count: they say there are 17 foreign-flagged vessels with 369 hostages anchored off Somalia.
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More News On Somalia's Piracy Problem
Kenya takes in more piracy suspects from US Navy -- Reuters
Nine more taken to court as trials on piracy continue -- Daily Nation
UN Piracy Chief: More Countries Should Help Kenya Try Pirates -- Voice of America
Hijacked Japanese ship spotted at Somali pirate port -- AFP
Pirates seize Japanese ship with 20 Filipino sailors: EU -- AFP
Pirates seize ship with crew of 20 off African coast -- CNN
Somali pirates free Puntland minister -- BBC
Somali pirates free kidnapped government minister -- AP
Somali pirates kidnap Puntland minister -- Press TV
Somali Puntland Government Vows It Will Fight Pirates -- All Headline News
Brits plan private navy to fight pirates -- UPI
Anti-piracy petition gets 930,000 signatures -- Marine Log
Sailors call for urgent global action to halt piracy -- BBC
Terrorism Out of Somalia -- Carnegie Endowment
Analysis: Missed opportunities in Somalia -- IRIN
Over the Horizon: Piracy, Metrics, and Strategy -- Robert Farley, World Politics Review
FACTBOX-Ships held by Somali pirates -- Reuters
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