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Somali pirate ships

People April 17, Somali Prime Minister Sha Make News 16 that he has mastered a lot of Sea King’s whereabouts, and hope with other countries including the United States to share information, take all measures to clear the Somali ” black sheep. ” The Somali government controlled area but is located in the capital Mogadishu, how to effectively manage the country for 3100 kilometers of coastline is a huge problem.

In general, every Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship overseas, you can get at least $ 1 million ransom. Last year, pirates hijacked a total of 42 large and small, foreign ships, the first four months of this year, the hands of pirates “captured ship” has reached 19. Currently, a total of 15 sizes and more than 280 crew members of foreign vessels in the hands of Somali pirates. If you are not landing, it is difficult to be “clean.”

to combat piracy, the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that it will take effective measures to freeze the assets of the pirates in order to reduce piracy to buy ships and other weapons capabilities. The United States will also work with owners and insurance companies to work together to improve the ability of anti-piracy attacks. United States believes that piracy is a group of “armed criminal groups at sea,” must not sit idly by.

EU said it would in the number of warships to patrol Somalia, 11, whose main task is to ensure that food ships to Somalia to provide security. Each year 20,000 ships to Europe via the Gulf of Aden. If these vessels pass Cape of Good Hope, the multi-purpose two weeks, not to say the pirates have made trips to the Indian Ocean, “ambush,” this bypass route is no longer safe.

parties called for international cooperation in the fight against piracy on the occasion, the French Navy captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya. Earlier, the French warships in the Indian Ocean on the repeated observation of command aboard the pirate ship movements. United States and France the most hard-line attitude of piracy, the French special forces rescued the hostages by force on several occasions, and killed more than pirates. U.S. Navy special forces snipers were also eliminated three pirates.

pirates threatened to attack U.S. and French merchant ships through the way to the special forces killed the two companions was revenge. For example, Somali pirates recently on the use of rockets and automatic rifles attacked the “free the Sun” was the U.S. cargo ship, but failed to hijack this board and the U.S. cargo ship delivered food aid. Although this incident did not cause casualties, but the United States hull damage.

the first quarter of this year, Somali piracy is relatively small, this is probably the result of strong local winter monsoon. As the large waves at sea, not suitable for sailing boats the pirates used. After entering in April, with the end of the monsoon, the pirates turned out in force again. Fundamentally eliminate the threat of Somali pirates, first you must continue in this war-torn country to restore peace and rule of law.

U.S. military spokesman said the problem stems from the shore in the sea can not be completely resolved. Countries can not indefinitely maintain patrols in the Gulf of Aden to escort, but can not keep expanding the range escort. U.S. is expected, even if not to patrol the Indian Ocean east of Somalia, is still at least 61 ships in order to ensure the most rampant pirate waters of the Gulf of Aden (northern Somalia) smooth,

Currently, only 12-16 boats of local ships from different countries to carry out escort action of the pirates has left a huge “space.” How to deal with those problems is captured pirates. Currently a pirate captured by U.S. forces may have to accept the U.S. court and sentenced to life imprisonment. The other by the French navy arrested the pirates will be tried to the court in Kenya.

In addition, the White House on Somalia has a very ‘black memory. ” In 1993, the U.S. special forces in the Somali capital Mogadishu street battles with local militias launched, resulting in casualties and more than 18 soldiers crashed helicopter tragedy. Later, U.S. President Bill Clinton announced the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Somalia. U.S. reluctant to get involved in this war than from the “East of the corner.”

northeastern Somalia in Africa since 1991, continued the war, rampant piracy in coastal areas, is the world’s most dangerous waters. Pirates have learned to “fight night”, and therefore more difficult to deal with. U.S. and French Navy recently initiated action to combat piracy, it seems that not only did not play a role in deterring piracy, but to stimulate the pirates have become “more crazy.”

dedicated Somali pirates threatening to the future by the Pirates hijacked the U.S. and French hostages would be “immediately” threatened to kill, in retaliation for the recent rescue of two hostages in the country killed five pirates in the act. U.S. Navy officials said this latest development has been “well prepared.” Robbery against ships in the pirates to carry out the time for action and more quickly, often just ship issued a distress signal distress, it has been firmly in control of pirates.

this year, the European Union, the United States, China and India have sent warships to the Gulf of Aden north of Somalia patrol escort. Obama said the United States to combat piracy is “important task”, the U.S. will join forces with other countries to solve this problem that beset the world. U.S. will send more warships to the coast of Somalia, and concentrate on cracking down on “pirate mother ship.” (H Yi Jun)

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