Subscribe to RSS feedUS Navy pinpoints pirate prone vessels
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Nigel Lowry, Athens
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Jun 05, 2009 03:16 PM
CHARACTERISTICS of vessels most in danger of being boarded in the Gulf of Aden and of those most likely to escape the attention of pirates, have been profiled by US Navy Intelligence.
Slower vessels transiting the region during the day without having any defensive preparations were likelier to be hijacked, while a “complacent crew” was another factor heightening the risk.
According to an unclassified US briefing presented to Greek shipowners in...
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