Puntland sends troops for training for it’s fight against piracy
Puntland authorities confimed that it has sent 20 official from its marine guards for Djabouti for training on fighting against piracy . “ During the training the marine guards will learn swimming, searching and monitoring boats , ethics and leadership” said Abdulahi Jama Salah , minister of Ports and Marine Transportation . “ This is the second unit to be trained in Djabouiti and we hope that this will help elminate pairacy in the offshores of Puntland “ he added. Five years ago Somalia waters were the most dangerous for seafaring vessels which culminated in the 2013 Hollywood thriller Captain Philips starring Tom Hanks in a re-enactment of the failed hijacking of the Maersk Alabama. According to the Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) a division of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) piracy was at its lowest levels in 2013 as a result of the decline in pirate activities in the notorious Somali waters. “The single biggest reason for the drop in worldwide piracy is the decrease in Somali piracy off the coast of East Africa,” said Captain Pottengal Mukundan, the director of IMB. “It is imperative to continue combined international efforts to tackle Somali piracy. Any complacency at this stage could rekindle pirate activity.” In its peak piracy had badly affected the economies of the western Indian Ocean nations owing to increases in maritime insurance premiums which were passed to the consumers. The World Bank’s 2013 The Pirates of Somalia: Ending the Threat, Rebuilding a Nation notes that the loss to the global economy as a result of piracy stands at $18 billion with $53 million being collected as ransom by pirates.
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