The Somali Piracy Problem Is Bigger Than What We Are Being Told

Over 5,000 Pirates Operate Off Somali Soast - Russian Navy -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, July 18 (RIA Novosti) - At least five large groups of pirates, totaling over 5,000 people, are operating in the Gulf of Aden, the first deputy chief of the Russian Navy General Staff said on Saturday.

"Pirates have become more daring and aggressive recently - there were instances when they seized vessels right in front of the ships that were responsible for the security of commercial shipping," Vice Admiral Oleg Burtsev said in an interview on Ekho Moskvy radio station.

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My Comment: From a few dozen pirates 2-3 years ago .... to 5,000 today. The world's navies and the policies of foreign governments on how to fight naval piracy are not doing the job.

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