World vs Somali Pirates

China Navy has joined the World Team to fight the scourge of Somali piracy. There have been more than 100 pirate attacks and in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest sea lanes. Even if the mighty US Navy join the piracy fight, Somali pirates would still win.

I could not believe it when it was reported that in one incident, the German Navy disarmed 6 Somali pirates only to set them free. An utter stupid move. Why join the fight and still give chance to the pirates. No wonder the Somali pirates are laughing. To add salt to the wound, the Somali pirates are laughing all the way to the bank.

It's totally an easy path from the Somali pirate to make money from piracy at the expenses of the over generosity western countries.

So, what you do you think? Is there an potential to become a Blogsphere pirate and make money hijacking the bloggers? Maybe HuffingtonPost can answer this.

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From BBC

China begins anti-piracy mission

Three Chinese naval ships have set sail for waters off Somalia to protect Chinese vessels from pirate attacks.

Two destroyers and a supply ship left the port of Sanya on Hainan island to join warships from other nations already patrolling the area.

It will be the Chinese navy's first operation beyond the Pacific.

There have been more than 100 pirate attacks this year off Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest sea lanes.

On Thursday, the German navy said it had foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack an Egyptian cargo vessel off Somalia.

Six Somali pirates were captured by sailors of the frigate Karlsruhe in the Gulf of Aden. However, the pirates were immediately released on the orders of the German government, officials told the BBC.

Japan's prime minister also indicated that his country was considering sending ships to help combat piracy.

"Each nation is taking measures. So, Japan should also take its own steps," Taro Aso said.

'International scourge'

The commander of China's South Sea Fleet, Rear Adm Du Jingchen, said his personnel were prepared for a complicated and long-term mission.

"Acts of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and coastal waters off Somalia have been increasingly rampant since the beginning of this year, posing a severe danger to the safety of ships and members from many countries, including China," China's Defence Ministry spokesman Huang Xueping said.

"Apart from this, pirates have also been threatening ships delivering humanitarian relief items to Somalia by international organisations. Piracy has become an international scourge."

The Chinese military says there have been seven attacks this year on Chinese vessels in the area.

It says its forces will board and inspect suspected pirate ships, try to rescue those who are attacked and mount a vigorous defence if they themselves come under attack.

However, defence ministry officials insist that China's doctrine of non-interference in other nations' affairs has not changed, the BBC's Chris Hogg in Beijing says.

The Chinese will work with other members of the international task force in the area.

China has no bases in the region so keeping its forces well supplied during what is expected to be a lengthy deployment is a major challenge, our correspondent adds.

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From BBC

Germans release captured Somali pirates

The German Navy says it has released six pirates that it apprehended as they tried to hijack a ship off the coast of Somalia.

The German Navy spokesperson based in Djibouti said all six Somali pirates who attacked the Egyptian vessel were captured by sailors of German Navy frigate Karlsruhe, which was operating in the Gulf of Aden.

He said the Somali attackers were disarmed by German sailors but then released immediately.

He said the decision not to detain or arrest them was taken by the German government in Berlin.

This comes just days after the UN Security Council passed a resolution giving member states extra powers to deal with pirates on the high seas, including the power of detention and arrest.


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