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Somali pirates, security personnel in 4 shootouts (AP)

March 6th, 2010 Comments off

In this image issued by EU NAVFOR on Friday March 5, 2010 shows the EU NAVFOR French warship FS Nivose with Somali pirate skiffs off the Somali coast on Friday March 5, 2010. Swarms of Somali pirates are moving into the waters off East Africa, triggering four shootouts Friday including a skirmish with French military personnel that sunk a pirate skiff, officials said. The end of the monsoon season and the resulting calmer waters signal the beginning of the most dangerous period for ships traveling the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Nearly half the 47 ships hijacked off Somalia last year were taken in March and April. (AP Photo/EU NAVFOR)AP - Signaling a new offensive mindset, international military officials vowed Friday to fight the pirates as swarms of Somalis moved into the waters off East Africa. Four shootouts with pirates showed that high-seas attacks are intensifying with the end of the monsoon season.


(cross-reference: Piracy in Somalia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_Somalia)

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