| No let-up in piracy attacks off the coast of Somalia |
| Written by Miano Kihu | |
 People gather near a rescued Spanish boat at Port Victoria after it was released off Somalia where it had been captured by pirates last year. The vessel which flies a Bahamas flag has 13 crew on board comprising eight Russians, four Estonians and one Georgian. Reports reaching Mombasa say the vessel was hijacked within the Gulf of Aden while on its way from Middle East to Asia. The incident brings to 11 the number of vessels in the hands of the pirates including the Mv Faina, the Rusian vessel taken captive by the pirates six weeks ago while transporting military equipment to Mombasa. The International Maritime Bureau said last week that about 60 out of the 200 piracy incidents recorded worldwide this year occurred in the waters off war- ravaged Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden. This compares with 36 attacks blamed on Somali pirates out of 198 global attacks reported in 2007. |
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