Saturday, April 14, 2012

South Africa to consider allowing foreign troops to enter its territorial waters to combat piracy

THIS IS NOT GOOD!!!

12th April 2012
http://www.9abc.net/index.php/archives/76330

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(Reporter plateau) reporter on the 12th from here at the Indian Ocean naval seminar that South Africa is considering allowing foreign troops into its territorial waters to combat the increasingly rampant piracy. 

one of anonymity, the South African Navy officials told reporters that the South African Defense Department is in consultation with relevant countries, were expected soon to make a decision.
Earlier, the South African Defense Minister Sisulu also confirmed that some European countries have proposed to send warships to the request, but she refused to disclose the names of these countries to the South African waters. She said that if foreign troops enter South Africa’s territorial waters, South Africa is likely to allow foreign troops into the mainland in South Africa, to provide logistical supply to warships patrolling the sea. She stressed that to strengthen maritime patrol is to ensure that effective measures of merchant ships from pirate attacks.
South African Navy last month warned that the threat posed by pirates to coastal South Africa is increasingly serious, for which South Africa is working with the SADC Member States to take joint action, including the establishment of an international early warning system. In addition, South Africa in February this year, with Tanzania and Mozambique signed a joint agreement to combat Somali pirates. Under the agreement, the three countries will conduct joint military operations, search and blockade the camp of the Somali pirates and other unlawful acts against the waters of the three countries. 

According to data provided by the International Maritime Bureau, pirate attacks have taken place worldwide last year of $ 352 from setting a record high. According to figures show that in 2010 a total of 1016 people in Africa, near the Indian Ocean by pirates buckle hostage during this period, the rest of the world by pirates buckle 165 for the number of hostages.