The INS Tabar was deployed to the Gulf of Aden to escort Indian ships [File: AFP] From Military.com:
BRUSSELS, Belgium - NATO has no plans to intercept the Saudi supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates since its warships in the area have no mandate to board captured merchant vessels by force, a spokesman said Tuesday.
NATO officials have said the hijacking of the 318,000-ton UAE-owned MV Sirius Star on Saturday took place in a part of the Indian Ocean far removed from the area where an alliance flotilla has been operating since last month.
The four-ship contingent was dispatched to the region under a U.N. mandate to escort vessels chartered by the WFP to Somali ports, and to conduct patrols designed to deter pirates from attacking merchant ships transiting through the Gulf of Aden.
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My Comment: I am speechless. This is a perfect example that illustrates how much NATO has become a failed organization, muddled with bureaucracy and political correctness that makes it stop from doing the right and proper action.