Subscribe to RSS feedLegacy of the piracy plague
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Feb 19, 2009 12:00 AM
PIrates who have reputedly won a ransom of more than US$3m for the release of the Ukrainian ro-ro Faina “got lucky”, in that it is doubtful they knew their target was carrying such a valuable cargo of armaments.
But little else about their activities in the Gulf of Aden is the result of luck.
It is more about skill and a rapidly growing capacity to hijack even large ships many miles offshore, according to security experts.
Shipowners should...
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