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[TheRealTalker]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34912539

Pirates have attacked two foreign fishing trawlers off Somalia's coast, seizing the crew of one of them, maritime experts and residents say.
A Thai trawler managed to escape, following a failed attempt on Monday to hijack it in waters off central Somalia, residents told the BBC.
Pirates had seized an Iranian-flagged vessel's 15 crew after an attack in northern Somalia, officials said.
Ships and their crew are mostly held for ransom in Somalia.

Piracy in the region was at its worst in 2011, when more than 700 people were taken hostage.
There has been a sharp decline since then, with about 56 foreigners currently being held by pirates in Somalia, according to the AFP news agency.
The fall in piracy came after foreign navies - including those from the US and China - began patrolling the East African coast and private firms put armed guards on their ships.
The Iranian vessel was captured on Sunday, and appeared to be heading for the Somali coast with three pirates on board, said John Steed from Oceans Beyond Piracy, which monitors piracy, AFP reports.

So Somali Pirates are back? Why is that?

"The level of illegal fishing is prompting these sort of attacks, and the potential for bringing piracy back," Mr Steed warned.
Somalis have often complained that foreign trawlers threaten the livelihoods of fishing communities along the coast, and this is the main cause of piracy.

It seems the International Community want to cap this problem yet they don't address the source

A few weeks ago the security council agreed on more Navy ships patrolling Somali waters and yet these very ships only arrest Somalis in there very own waters while a bunch of other countries come in (particularly from Asia) do large scale illegal fishing and also illegal dumping of waste.


I agree that a bunch of people suffer as the middlemen due to this situation but the massive decline on piracy was partly due to having these pirates have fishing jobs again... They really need to address the elephant in the room.

 

[King Tubby]

If given the option corporate interests are more than happy to take the livelihood of others and leave them to fend for themselves. It's a shame.

 

[TheRealTalker]

If given the option corporate interests are more than happy to take the livelihood of others and leave them to fend for themselves. It's a shame.

if you think about it a stable Somalia with oil wealth and beach side property is real estate bliss in a business sense

but then again investors and certain nations don't care until most of the hard-work is done

 

[MisterFalcon]

The Iranian vessel was hijacked 280 miles from the Somali coast, outside territorial waters or the Economic Exclusive Zone a nation can claim.

http://www.shipping.nato.int/Pages/LargeAlertMap.aspx