news- pirates!
Posted by jfb on September 2nd, 2008 | 0 comments
I almost forgot to post my pirate stories. A day without pirates is like a day without armed robbery, extortion, murder and general lawlessness.
Thirty-six Malaysians and five Filipino crew were on board when the hijacking took place. The latest incident pushes the number of Malaysians held captive by Somali pirates to 65.
MISC said the tanker had been travelling “within the vicinity” of a security corridor set up last week by a multinational anti-terrorism task force in response to the sharp rise in pirate attacks.
Piracy surge in Gulf of Aden unprecedented
Yemen approves MoU over combating piracy in Red Sea
Piracy in Somalia: why solutions can’t be found at sea
