Friday, November 28, 2008

This looks fishy to me

This morning I made a post about the latest hijacking of a ship by the Somali Pirates. It was hijacked despite having security onboard. However, the security team was not armed, and obviously this is not going to do the trick.

Later in the day, Lloyd's List has an article stating the same things I said (Ok, this is NOT rocket science).
Maritime security sources stressed that while owners should not rush to get trigger happy, they need to be aware that simple three-man squads equipped only with non-lethal equipment were no longer enough to counter increasingly sophisticated and brazen pirate tactics.

But what really caught my eye was this

The commander of French frigate Nivose Jean-Marc Le Quilliec told Agence France Presse that the attack was mounted by five Somalians in a fishing boat. He said the three security guards jumped overboard and were subsequently picked up by a German helicopter.

It just seems fishy to me. Especially in light of recent comment by pirates that they are tipped off.

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