Saturday, April 18, 2009

Somali pirates becoming 'more sophisticated' warns British naval commander

Rear Admiral Philip Jones, who is in charge of the six warships attached to the European Union Naval Force for Counter Piracy, spoke out as his force struggles against a new spike in piracy attacks.
He said that while they had had some success deterring more "amateur" attacks in the Gulf of Aden, the more recent onslaught of hijackings in the Indian Ocean appeared to be the work of new, better-organised gangs, who could range far out to sea in so-called mother ships...more..http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/piracy/5178890/Somali-pirates-becoming-more-sophisticated-warns-British-naval-commander.html

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