Dienstag, 31. Januar 2012

Battle on the High Seas

Janet Plume

Should the commercial shipping industry be applauding last year’s reduction in vessel hijackings by Somali pirates as an indication the tide is turning in this war? Anyone who does applaud should take a closer look at the statistics; the number of Somali pirate attacks actually rose last year, increasing to 237 along key shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden, an increase of 12 percent from 2010, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
Somali pirates are responsible for

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