hijinx on the high seas
Here’s some of what Sea Shepherd gets up to when they’re not pretending not to ram whalers in the Antarctic. It’s a follow-up to Blog of a Vegan Pirate that I linked to last year sometime. Good info, lousy blogging.
OK, so on to piracy. It’s a good week for the forces of law and order, but it’s starting to look a little grim for the pirates:
More than a dozen suspected pirates captured in the Gulf of Aden this past week will become part of a test case in a new legal arrangement between the U.S. and Kenya that officials hope will result in trials, jail time and, eventually, fewer pirates.
Naval officials have long said they can’t stop piracy with ships alone, and maritime lawyers have said jurisdiction issues make bringing pirates to justice difficult. On Jan. 16, the U.S. and Britain have signed legal agreements with Kenya — essentially extradition treaties for the high seas — in which Kenya has agreed to try suspected pirates.
Pirates in the Gulf of Aden made six attempts to hijack merchant ships during this week, but all the attacks were successfully repelled, maritime shipping agencies have reported.
- Russian warship seizes 3 pirate ships off Somalia
- Spanish warship foils pirate attack off Somalia
- Saudi frigate foils pirate attack on Turkish ship
This one’s not even off Somalia:
Tactical advantage: US.
