As p****y surges, U.S. warns of dangers off Somali coast

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1. Brett
   

   A sudden surge of pirate attacks off the coast of eastern Somalia in recent days has prompted the U.S. military to put out a new alert to mariners, warning of increased danger in the region.
   International naval patrols have been stepped up in the Gulf of Aden following increased pirate attacks.
   
   International naval patrols have been stepped up in the Gulf of Aden following increased pirate attacks.
   
   The attacks, which took place south of the area patrolled by U.S. and coalition ships, shows pirates are changing their tactics and taking advantage of tens of thousands of square miles of open water where fewer military ships patrol, according to U.S. military officials.
   
   "They [pirates] are going where we are not, they are looking for targets where there is limited coalition presence," according to a U.S. military briefing document shown to CNN.
   
   Coalition ships mainly patrol in the busy sea lanes of the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and northern Somalia as ships come out of and head toward the mouth of the Red Sea.
   
   "Despite increased naval presence in the region, ships and aircraft are unlikely to be close enough to provide support to vessels under attack. The scope and magnitude of the problem cannot be understated," according to a news release from the U.S. Navy.
   
   Between January and February, only two pirate attacks were reported off the east coast of Somalia, according to the International Maritime Bureau, which tracks p****y attacks worldwide.
   
   In March, attacks in the same area spiked to 15, according to the bureau, and the attacks have continued into April.
   
   Pirates typically use small boats with a limited range to attack ships just a few miles off the coastline.
   
   The new warning says recent attacks have occurred hundreds of miles off the coast, suggesting that pirates are using more "mother ships" -- a practice of using bigger boats with longer range to launch smaller pirate ships from farther out to sea, according to Pentagon officials.

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2. Brett
   

   A sudden surge of pirate attacks off the coast of eastern Somalia in recent days has prompted the U.S. military to put out a new alert to mariners, warning of increased danger in the region.
   International naval patrols have been stepped up in the Gulf of Aden following increased pirate attacks.
   
   International naval patrols have been stepped up in the Gulf of Aden following increased pirate attacks.
   
   The attacks, which took place south of the area patrolled by U.S. and coalition ships, shows pirates are changing their tactics and taking advantage of tens of thousands of square miles of open water where fewer military ships patrol, according to U.S. military officials.
   
   "They [pirates] are going where we are not, they are looking for targets where there is limited coalition presence," according to a U.S. military briefing document shown to CNN.
   
   Coalition ships mainly patrol in the busy sea lanes of the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and northern Somalia as ships come out of and head toward the mouth of the Red Sea.
   
   "Despite increased naval presence in the region, ships and aircraft are unlikely to be close enough to provide support to vessels under attack. The scope and magnitude of the problem cannot be understated," according to a news release from the U.S. Navy.
   
   Between January and February, only two pirate attacks were reported off the east coast of Somalia, according to the International Maritime Bureau, which tracks p****y attacks worldwide.
   
   In March, attacks in the same area spiked to 15, according to the bureau, and the attacks have continued into April.
   
   Pirates typically use small boats with a limited range to attack ships just a few miles off the coastline.
   
   The new warning says recent attacks have occurred hundreds of miles off the coast, suggesting that pirates are using more "mother ships" -- a practice of using bigger boats with longer range to launch smaller pirate ships from farther out to sea, according to Pentagon officials.

   Report (0) (0)  |   12 years, 8 month(s) ago