U.S. Navy counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. U.S. Navy/Eric Beauregard
The Most Dangerous Shipping Route In The World Is Getting Its Own Navy -- Business Insider
Shipping insurance companies are taking the fight against piracy into their own hands.
With plans to deploy a "private navy" in the Gulf of Aden — where Somali piracy is rampant — the Convoy Escort Program (CEP) hopes to have a fleet of 18 ships protecting merchant vessels by December, reports David Black at The National.
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