EU NAVFOR, the European Union anti-piracy military coalition, is blaming many successful attacks on mariners’ inability to follow best management practices, said a high ranking source from a major international shipping coalition. The official charged that, rather than supporting the embarkation of armed security teams on vessels transiting high risk areas such as the Horn of Africa region, EN NAVFOR believes crews are not doing enough to protect themselves with vigilance and non-lethal deterrence measures. Meanwhile, Somali pirates are reportedly holding over 30 ships and 500 crewmembers hostage while asking for ransoms approaching $10 million.
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