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Africa Horn
Somalia: WFP welcomes the release of its hijacked vessel
2007-04-09
(SomaliNet) WFP welcomed today the release of the hijacked vessel MV Rozen and its crew and urged authorities in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in northeastern Somalia and the Transitional Federal Government to curb piracy in Somali waters.

“WFP welcomes the release after 40 days of the MV Rozen and its 12-person crew on Thursday night and thanks elders in Puntland for their mediation,” said WFP Somalia Country Director Peter Goossens. “The threat of piracy however is still very much alive in Somali waters and WFP urges the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the Puntland authorities to curb this menace,” he added. News of the releasewas delayed for security reasons.
Posted by:Fred

#2  The US needs to station a half-dozen fast frigates at Djibouti, and routinely patrol from there to Mombasa, along with some P-3 air cover. I'm sure the piracy would quickly diminish the first time a P-3 dropped a depth charge pattern around a pirate "mother ship", set to explode at 30 feet.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-04-09 13:07  

#1  MV stands for Motor Vessel, meaning diesel powered usually., those are medium large
SS stands for Steam Ship, These days that means steam turbines. those are the very large ships, although that's not always true, there are some very big MV's Sailing the seas, but when they get bigger the MV's suffer from poor fuel economy Compared to the SS powered versions.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-04-09 06:09  

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