Abdul Hassan, chief of the pirate group called the 'Central Regional Coastguard', carries a rocket-propelled grenade on to a boat with some of his crew. Photograph: Veronique de Viguerie/Getty ImagesShipping Industry Urges EU Governments To Take Up Arms Against Somali Pirates -- The Guardian
• Fears grow that fleets will be forced to avoid area
• Islamist group says it is hunting hijackers
European shipowners are urging their governments to wage war on Somali pirates and seize vessels by force, the Guardian has learned, amid growing fear that shippers will otherwise avoid the seas off the Horn of Africa altogether - at huge cost to global trade.
A day after the world's biggest shipping company, AP Moller-Maersk, said it would divert some of its fleet from the Suez canal and take the longer route around the Cape of Good Hope, the industry urged stronger action against pirates. Last night, the BBC reported the UN had given the green light to warships to go after vessels.
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My Comment: I think that after the super oil tanker heist .... everyone has come around to the same conclusion .... enough is enough.
This is probably going to get bloody in the next few months.