Coast Guard captures 8 pirates in Gulf of Aden
The Source: www.sabanews.net - 13/11/2009
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emen's Coast Guard has seized eight Somali pirates in the pirate-plagued Gulf of Aden.A spokesman for the authority said Friday the pirates were captured on a fishing boat with two RPGs and small and medium weapons. A ladder, believed to be used to get onboard attacked ships by the pirates, was seized with the Somalis who were apprehended in the area of Amran, he said.
An investigation is underway as a prelude to turn over the Africans to the judiciary.
Piracy has surged off Somalia in recent years, with more than 140 vessels attacked last year.This year also witnessed Somali pirates stepping up their attacks taking and attempting to hijack dozens of merchant ships off Somalia in the first quarter.Somali pirates usually demand ransoms for what they seize; ships and their crews.The phenomenon has become a global concern triggering dispatching anti-pirate missions to the region.With the steps taken to combat piracy, some pirates were arrested and they went on trial in Yemen.
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