Piracy off the coast of Somalia has grown since Africa’s government collapsed in 1991. South Korean commandos captured five Somali pirates who attacked a cargo ship and its members in the Arabian Sea. The South Korean commandos rescued all of the ship’s members and killed eight Somali pirates. The five Somali pirates were taken to South Korea to be tried for piracy. All of the crewmembers survived without injury except for the Captain who was shot in the stomach and sent for surgery in South Korea. There is a struggle to involve Africa in trying pirate suspects and many of the captured pirates are released. Further investigation is being conducted to determine if the captured pirates are connected with past hijackings of South Korean ships.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Piracy in the Arabian Sea
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment