I know what you're thinking, part 2 of the monthly pirate digest this early in the month? No, I haven't lost my job, there's just a lot of pirate news, and dagnabit I intend to link it to you.Pirates freed 17 Filipino sailors from the captured MV Captain Stefanos.
The hostage crew of the MV Faina attempted to overtake their captors only to have their rebellion squished.
Apparently it's still news that the E. U. is launching forces against pirates, the thrust of their operations began early last week in earnest. The multi country force is codenamed Operation: Atalanta, which seems to imply (if you know your mythology) that they're going to throw golden apples at the problem.
Cruise lines that travel along the coast of Somalia are reacting to a recent decision to evacuate passengers in the face of pirate threats by considering chartering planes to simply bypass the embattled area on future trips.
Meanwhile, Shipowners are freaking out, and so are Lawyers.
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I have to say, as soon as I heard about all this Somalian piracy stuff in the news, I thought of the Piratologist General, who must surely be tracking the amazing news of modern-day pillaging. We romanticize piracy, but the reality is frightening. Thank you for reporting on it.
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