U.S. Woman Negotiating With Somali Pirates

An American businesswoman with connections to U.S. intelligence and the military has been talking with the Somali pirates who have commandeered the Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star, trying to get the ship released, ABC News has confirmed. more..http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=6343209&page=1

Somali youth turn to lucrative trade of fishing boats and ships

MOGADISHU, Wednesday
For centuries, Somali fishermen have been stepping into the waters of the Indian Ocean, pushing their canoes, holding kerosene lamps in the hope of sailing safely through nights’ darkness and coming back with a good catch. They often came ashore with a stock of pelagic fishes, species that swim close to the surface and are easily caught by hooks and lines. more..http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/495314/-/147lq0tz/-/index.html