Europe not responsible for attacks outside Navfor remit
by
Justin Stares - Friday 23 October 2009
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last modified
Oct 29, 2009 03:42 PM
THE European Union says it cannot be held responsible for hijackings outside EU Navfor’s area of operations.
Hijackings far out into the Somali basin do not fall within the “geographical limits” set by ministers, according to a Brussels institution.
The statement referred to the 1998-built 1,220 dwt stone dumping vessel Pompei, hijacked near the Seychelles earlier...
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