(SomaliNet) Somali pirates have captured two Yemeni fishing boats off the coast of Aden and seven fishermen succeeded in escaping. This latest incident coincides with an international summit in the Kenyan capital Nairobi which is discussing tougher measures to tackle piracy. Meanwhile, Ahmedou Ould Addallah, the UN envoy to Somalia, has called for greater international efforts ion Somalian waters. The United States wants to deal with pirates on land as well as at sea. United Nations sources say a resolution to this effect is being prepared for a UN Security meeting next week. The Somalian government has indicated it supports a tougher approach.
International vessels patrolling the Gulf of Aden would be then granted permission to use "any means necessary" to chase the pirates into their hiding places on land.