Hijacking Ships Is Still A Good Business Model For Many Somali Pirates

Hostages and pirates stand with their hands up before the intervention of Dutch NATO soldiers off Somalia’s coast in this NATO handout photo made available April 18, 2009. REUTERS/NATO/Handout

Somalia-Coast Pirates Increase Their Loot, Violence As Security Falls Short -- Washington Times

KAMPALA, Uganda | The French warship Nivose had barely joined the European Union’s anti-piracy mission off Somalia’s coast when it was called into action on the morning of March 4.

A merchant ship was being stalked by a suspected pirate whaler 350 nautical miles south of Mogadishu. Intercepting the whaler, the Nivose launched its high-tech helicopter and fired warning shots at the skiff, whose three-member crew had been videotaped chucking belongings overboard.

By the time the Nivose crew boarded the whaler, all that remained were fuel barrels, which were insufficient evidence to try the three men for piracy.

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My Comment: If the Russian way was implemented to battle Somali piracy, the Somali piracy problem will disappear very quickly.