Pirates!!

A recent CNN article discusses pirates attacking a French navy vessel on Sunday. They captured eleven pirates. Mistaking this French vessel with a commercial ship, they attacked. Before they even had time to fire at the vessel, there was a French helicopter flying overhead.

Piracy attacks have become quite popular this year, with over 100 seized pirates over the course of the year. This has become a rather large problem for NATO and the EU, as there are about 70 pirates in a prison in France. The coast of Somalia has proven to be a hot spot for piracy this past year. NATO has been working tirelessly along with the European Union to protect their seas from piracy. Despite their efforts, piracy has continued to soar off the Eastern coast of Africa. Since Somalia has not had an effective government since 1991 (according to CNN), it is difficult to tame from their end. Dealing with millions of dollars, it is of absolute importance that these pirates are captured quickly!

However, here is a different side of the story. Somali Piracy was covered by Al-Jazeera, a famous Arabic news station. Although the quality is not the best, if gives a good idea of the root cause of such piracy, as well as solid visual of what is going on. Check it out: