Plans for Kenya to prosecute Somali Pirates

Finally, a place to send pirates when they are captured, rather than just releasing them.

THE US government is understood to be nearing a deal with Kenya to detain and prosecute pirates captured off Somalia.

According to a statement issued on Friday by US Navy Vice-Admiral William Gortney, commander of the US 5th Fleet, the US State Department is now close to finalising an agreement with a partner country to prosecute pirates captured by US forces. Industry sources have told Lloyd’s List they understand this country to be Kenya.

Let's be honest, it is a problem what to do with them once they are caught.

A Danish Navy ship intercepted the Somalians in the sea on January 2 after the crew of the cargo vessel Samanyulo responded by firing flares at the pirates and a Danish navy helicopter opened fire on the pirates’ boat. The five Somalians are still on board the Danish ship Absalon.

The Netherlands will have to spend quite a bit of money to keep these pirates locked up for 12 years.

The Netherlands has signed an agreement with Denmark to extradite five Somalians held by the Danish Navy who attacked a Netherlands-Antilles cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden. The Dutch public prosecutor has started proceedings against the Somalians for piracy, a crime which can fetch a maximum jail sentence of between nine and 12 years in the Netherlands