Yemen loses $150m to Somali pirates

  1. Posted on Thursday 28 October 2010 - 10:03
    Muhyadin
    Muhyadin Ahmed Roble, AfricaNews reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
    Yemen said piracy attacks against vessels in the red sea and the Gulf of Aden had caused them US$150 million in the local fish sector in 2009. A report released by Yemen authorities said piracy also caused losses to the safety of sailing in the waters of Yemen.
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    The report showed that Yemen was deeply affected by piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Aden despite the presence of the international naval task forces in the region.

    It also indicated that piracy attacks have increased twice in 2009, compared with the two previous years.

    “In 2009 piracy attacks reached 47 while piracy attempts were 181, compared to 42 piracy attacks and 69 attempts in 2008, and 25 attacks and 16 piracy attempts in 2007,” the government said in the report.

    Yemen has joined efforts against piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea during last year because piracy posed a threat to national, regional and international security.

    The government said it has arrested 48 pirates who were arrested in 2009; including 30 pirates who were handed over to Yemen authorities.

    “The total number of pirates who have been arrested by the Yemeni Coastguard forces is 12 pirates as well as six pirates were arrested recently,” the report numbered.

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