Illegal Iranian 'Fishermen' Break From Detention

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The language these dirty ajanib use when talking about Somalia makes me so mad! They ARE THERE ILLEGALLY and we're not going to get LOOTED and accept it just because you were caught and forced to pay a fine. I support my fellow countrymen who are protecting our waters from illegal mass looting of our marine wildlife.

http://oceansbeyondpiracy.org/sites/default/files/attachments/Escape of the Jaber.pdf

Iranian Hostages Escape from Pirate Gangs On August 27, 2015 the Jaber, an Iranian fishing dhow, and its crew members managed to slip its mooring and escape from the hands of Somali pirates. The Jaber was briefly pursued by the pirates before it was able to rendezvous with international naval forces operating under the EUNAVFOR mission. The Jaber, along with the Siraj, were believed to be illegally fishing in Somali waters when they were hijacked on March 25, 2015 and held hostage by the same pirate gang suspected of involvement in the tragic SV Quest incident in 2011. The vessels were hijacked off the Somali coast and held in the village of Ceel Hurr in the Galmudug region of Somalia which is near the notorious pirate port of Hobyo. Unfortunately the Siraj did not manage to escape and is still being held hostage by Somali pirates. The plight of these two vessels has been largely ignored by the press and policy-makers and the 39 crewmen of the Siraj and Jaber were never counted amongst the hostages by major piracy reporting centers. However they were held for ransom by known Somali pirates in a similar manner to the infamous pirate incidents that occurred in the past decade. This incident, as well as other near-shore attacks earlier this year, could reopen a discussion on the durability of the international response to piracy in the Indian Ocean. Over the last two years, pirate activity from Somalia was almost eliminated due to the unprecedented cooperation across the maritime sector which included naval operations, embarked private security teams, adherence to Best Management Practices by industry, and the regional prosecution of over 1,000 pirates. The hijacking of the chemical tanker Smyrni on May 10th, 2012 was the last large merchant vessel to be captured by Somali pirates. Since then incidence of large scale piracy has diminished, but has never completely gone away. The reduction in piracy incidents appears to have caused a rise in Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing by foreign fishing vessels in the coastal areas of Somalia. Increased near-shore fishing by foreign fleets has long been cited by Somali coastal communities as a provocation and has reignited tensions in areas where high unemployment and weak governance are the norm. In another incident this year, the Amal, a South Korean fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Puntland on August 5. While most of the crew was repatriated to their home countries, the ship’s Captain and Chief Engineer were arrested by Puntland authorities under suspicion of illegal fishing activities. Siraj and Jaber being held near Ceel Hurr. Photo credit: EUNAVFOR While the escape of the Jaber, is welcome news, Somali pirates are still holding the 19 crew of the Siraj as well as the 26 crew of the FV Naham 3 (now held for over 3.5 years) and 2 Kenyan hostages working for a local NGO. John Steed, OBP’s Horn of Africa Regional Manager said the following about the remaining forgotten hostages “Negotiations to see the release of the Naham 3 and its 26 crew, who were hijacked by pirates on 26 March, 2012 were underway through partners within the Hostage Support Partnership. However at this time negotiations have stalled due to unreasonable demands made by the pirates which cannot be met by a maritime charity interested in resolving the issue. The 26 crew of the Naham 3 come from poor families in Asia, are being held on shore, abandoned by their company without insurance and with no way of meeting the unrealistic demands of increasingly desperate pirate gangs. The crew have been held for over 3 ½ years. Two Kenyan aid workers were captured by pirates on November 24, 2014 when they were working for a project based out of the Kirbera slums in Nairobi. OBP recently funded and delivered medical supplies to help the Kenyans who were suffering from a variety of serious medical conditions. These two people and their families have no hope of paying the large ransom expected by the pirates.” In spite of the success against Somali pirates, a long-term commitment by the international community is needed. The larger piracy investment networks still survive and have demonstrated the capacity to attack and hold hostage vessels near the Somali coast. Continuing provocations from foreign fishing fleets operating close ashore have increased sympathy for their activities amongst coastal communities and in a worst case, could bring about a return of the Somali piracy epidemic.
 

Bielsa

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Thats what happens unfortunately when you dont have a competent government who will safe guard your waters and territories. They call us pirates when they are the ones looting and stepping on our shores.
 
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This government causes nothing but headaches.

The number of foreign, particularly Asian fishing vessels who come in and out of Somali waters is shocking. The so called pirates would need to hijack hundreds of ships and be paid a billion before we can reclaim what we've lost. They should start shooting them and rebranding their boots if there isn't a fine paid by 3 months. Those boats are expensive boats, just strip them have a yourself a fishing boat.
 
I'm furious. This "Oceans Beyond Piracy" is clearly in the pockets of the maritime trade industry.

I hope every Iranian, SKorean, Kenyan, etc fishermen in our waters gets the death penalty.
 
The Puntland administration should pay these pirates a salary and create an official Coast Guard. They could get foreign aid to facilitate this, after all the Pirates actually out on the seas don't make any real money.

But noooo, they'd rather use the foreign aid to build fancy prisons to hold their own people :camby:
 
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There is no need for foreign aid - just hijack some illegal boats, take the boat, drown the looters, and you'll have a fleet of armed fishing boats.
 
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