Greece Set to OK Armed Guards to Fight Piracy

Legislation being prepared that would allow up to six guards on Greek-flagged shipsGreece is preparing legislation to allow its merchant ships to hire armed guards to combat pirate attacks.The draft law would allow for up to six armed guards on a Greek-flagged ship sailing through pirate-infested areas including the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and parts of the Indian Ocean. Greece is one of the few major maritime nations, along with Japan, the U.K. and the Netherlands that currently ban the use

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