Latest piracy news (November 4, 2012)
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Seychellois fishermen are free
Rolly Tambara and Marc Songoire, the two Seychelles fishermen from Aride, captured by Somali pirates last year 65 miles from the Seychelles are free, the Seychelles Presidency confirmed on Sunday (4 November). They were released in Somalia and are “now in a safe area. All arrangements are being made to repatriate them to the Seychelles as soon as possible.” said James Michel in a press release received by B2.
Russian planes on the French base in Djibouti
The Russian relief is on its way to the Indian Ocean. The anti-submarine ship "Marshal Shaposhnikov" and support ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet left the port of Vladivostok on Friday (November 2) for the Somali coast. On board two K-27 helicopters and a unit of the Navy of the Pacific Fleet. The novelty is this time in the air. The Russians will send two Ilyushin-38 reconnaissance planes which will be based on the French military base in Djibouti. A present negotiated between the two countries during the meeting of the heads of diplomacy and the Ministers of Defense of the two countries.
Meeting with Somali fishermen
Representatives of Somali fishermen and "elders" from local communities boarded the ITS Giusto, the flagship of the European anti-piracy force (Eunavfor Atalanta), on Monday (October 29). A meeting, placed under the aegis of the Somali Seafarers Initiative (SSI), a joint project of the FAO (the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) and the EUNAVFOR force, which enabled each to exchange their views both on the fight against piracy, the role of the European force but also on the problems that local fishermen are facing in Somalia and at sea. It was the first time we met — affirmed Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, who commands the force in the area — and I sincerely hope that this will be the first step on a long road that we will travel together. The objective of the meeting is also to "reassure local fishermen that the naval forces operating in the area are not a threat and that there is no reason to be afraid of the military presence", specifies do we on the side of Eunavfor.
Liberation of sailors from Bourbon Liberty 249 (Nigeria)
Pirates = a loss for Yemen
Piracy has caused "a significant loss to the local economy" in Yemen, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi declared at the last meeting of Indian Ocean countries. A loss that has been estimated at around $200 million by the government.
