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Somali pirates caught by Russian patrol ship
Published: 06 February, 2010, 15:42
Edited: 13 March, 2010, 17:49
TAGS: Military, Africa, Russia, Piracy
A Russian patrol ship has seized a boat carrying seven suspected pirates who had allegedly attacked an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ship off Somalia's coast.
The “Ariella” was freed by Danish special forces on Friday, but the suspected attackers got away, fleeing the ship before the rescue operation was launched.
They were later intercepted by the Russian warship “Neustrashimy” 80 miles off Somalia’s coast.
The Neustrashimy is now escorting the Ariella eastwards.
Russia is currently taking part in international efforts to tackle the spate of piracy that is plaguing the waters off troubled Somalia.
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Yes, this Somalian piacy issue needs to be looked at more closely. WHY are there Somali pirates? I have heard about illegal fishing/waste dumping operations off the Somali coast. This should be investigated.
I want to know what was this ship carrying? I would also like to know whether a Russian warships in the Horn of Africa have captured one or more of the tens of thousands of foriegn factory fishing trawlers running ecological warfare against nature and the people. What is Russia's position of the illegal, unreported fishing and dumping of nuclear and industrial wastes in and Off Somali waters of the Indian Ocean? It present, it is clear the UN Security Council has refused to link the issue of sea piracy with illegal fishing and well documented dumping of nuclear and industrial waste in Somali waters because key members of the UN Security council: namelu France and the UK are engaged in massive illegal fishing in in Horn of Africa. This crisis has also been good for insurance and mercenary firms. While I continue to hold a faint hope that Russia will recast its mission in the Indian Ocean and the war on piracy at the moment Russia is working within the framework of the U.S militarisation of the Horn of Africa- an unholy project wich brought nothing but endless misery the people of Somalia.
The global pirates are a very busy bunch and they love their job, too - just ask RUSSELL & CO., the BUSH FAMILY PIRATE TRANSNATIONALS, but that was during the 1800s. So we can more than likely figure out that corporations which manufactured great global investments in the 1800s, and continuing on with earth as their own God given oyster ... ... get used to it? God gave pirates the rights to all the booty, clearly and the fun of playing so rough in the waters of life. Skull & Bones, and what do we get? Pirates who loot and kill to steal all the wealth all the time, globally. PLEASE can we say history repeats itself anyone!