Subscribe to RSS feedUse of armed guards could escalate piracy risks
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Brian Reyes - Lloyd's List
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Jul 30, 2009 06:16 PM
THE new head of the Royal Navy has told Lloyd’s List that using armed guards on merchant ships sailing off Somalia could prove counterproductive and lead to an escalation in violence.
Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, who took over last week as First Sea Lord, said there was nothing at present to indicate pirates were adopting more aggressive tactics.
But he added that in some situations, Somali pirates had reacted with...
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