Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker
I thought this was interesting. Did the US make the right call for now? I didn't even know things like this still happened.
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3 comments:
NPR just had a very interesting segment on piracy yesterday.
Apparently, Somalia is a lawless, poverty stricken country without a government. Piracy has grown in popularity and many residents have become wealthy as a result.
Owners of the ships hijacked, end up paying huge ransoms, often in the 7 figures for the safe return of the crew, it's ship and cargo.
There has been a big debate whether it is within the boundaries of the US Navy to patrol waters that pirates frequent or whether it should be up to the discretion of the individual shipping companies to provide security for these ships. The sad reality is a lot of these shipping companies can't provide adequate security for their vessels.
Ninjas are much cooler than pirates.
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