10.11.2010
As of Nov 4, over 438 hostages and 20 vessels are held by Somali pirates. Pirate attacks are becoming rougher. For instance, few days ago EU NAVFOR ship escorting humanitarian cargo to Somalia was attacked by pirates from captured tanker.
That was reported by Lynn Pascoe, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs to members of UN Security Council. According to him, only collective actions may help to resolve the problem of Somali piracy.
The official said that warships cannot settle all problems, and it is necessary to fight piracy at all levels focusing on deterrence of sea robbers, maintenance of security and supremacy of laws, and providing young Somalis with economical alternatives to piracy.
We recall that three multinational naval coalitions are currently countering piracy off Somalia. They are EU NAVFOR – Operation
Atalanta, NATO Operation
Ocean Shield, and the US-led joint naval operation.
