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EU warships to be allowed to shoot at Somali pirates, Solana says
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 08 - 12 - 2008


European Union warships will be allowed to shoot
at pirates caught hijacking commercial vessels off the coast of
Somalia, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Monday, according to dpa.
Solana was speaking after EU foreign ministers in Brussels
formally endorsed the bloc's "Atalanta" mission, which starts
Tuesday.
The foreign policy chief called the mission's rules of engagement
"very robust", saying it will enjoy "all the necessary measures
needed to fulfill its mandate."
Asked whether such rules include the possibility of shooting at
pirates caught in the act, Solana said "hopefully, this will not be
necessary."
A Danish warship operating in the Gulf of Aden last week ended up
rescuing seven suspect pirates, rather than arresting them, after its
speedboat was found drifting with a malfunctioning engine.
Danish officials seized weapons but said they could not apprehend
the suspects since they could not be certain of their intentions.
They were eventually handed over to Yemeni officials.
The case has helped highlight the legal difficulties involved in
cracking down on pirates, who often operate in international waters.
The EU mission, consisting of six warships and three maritime
reconnaissance aircraft, will be tasked with escorting merchant ships
and World Food Programme vessels delivering food aid to Africa.
Scheduled to last for one year at a cost of 8.3 million euros
(10.7 million dollars), it will flank a similar NATO mission, whose
mandate expires later this month.
According to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), there have
been almost 100 attempts at piracy in the region this year, with
around 40 of them successful.
One of the most prominent hijacking involved the Sirius Star
supertanker, which was carrying 100 million dollars worth of crude
oil when it was taken. Negotiations on a multi-million-dollar ransom
are still underway.


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