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Dutch shipowners have slammed the government over its inaction in protecting its merchant fleet from piracy and urged that a navy frigate be sent to Gulf of Aden as soon as possible.
Tineke Netelenbos, the former Dutch transport minister and president of the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners' (KVNR), said owners were dissatisfied with the government's attitude and efforts to protect merchant ships.
Protection of Dutch ships was seen as a secondary...
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