Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Everyone thought the Somali pirate threat had ended. Then a tanker was attacked.

Everyone thought the Somali pirate threat had ended. Then a tanker was attacked.
NAIROBI — For years, it appeared that the world's efforts to combat Somali pirates had paid off. The number of ship attacks plummeted. NATO's counter-piracy operation was so successful that officials decided in December that it was no longer necessary. Then, on Monday evening, a tanker called the Aris 13, carrying fuel from Djibouti to Mogadishu, sent out […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/03/15/everyone-thought-the-somali-pirate-threat-had-ended-then-a-tanker-was-attacked/

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