Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud recently asserted that piracy is a continent-wide problem, not just the problem of his nation Somalia. President Mohamud addressed the African summit in Ethiopia and insisted that the piracy and illegal fishing would be addressed more affectively if it were viewed as an African problem, not just seen as a Somali problem. He said […]
View Fishing Without Nets
Awarded the Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking at the Sundance 2012 Film Festival (see Fishing Without Nets), director Cutter Hodierne’s tale of Somalian pirates, co-written with John Hibey, can now be accessed online here: Fishing without Nets An epic tale of Somalian pirates – told from their perspective – the short film humanizes a group of […]
Somali pirates face death penalty
This Tuesday, a federal court in Virginia will begin the first steps in a trial of three captured Somali pirates who will face the death penalty. These three pirates were part of a crew that held four Americans captive in February of 2011, fatally shooting them when a pursuing U.S. Navy destroyer got too close […]
UK Ships May Fire on Pirates
The United Kingdom has clarified rules on when armed guards aboard commercial vessels flying U.K. flags are allowed to fire at pirate vessels. The rule is focused on vessels in the Indian Ocean, which constantly must be on the lookout for Somali pirates. Previous versions of official guidance have been unclear, and this update […]
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