Shippers want naval blockade of Somali coast

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From: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27891003/
"Shippers want naval blockade of Somali coast" (AP) - Mon., Nov. 24, 2008
NATO rejects calls for action to intercept pirate vessels heading out to sea

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - "Shipping officials from around the world called Monday for a military blockade along Somalia's coast to intercept pirate vessels heading out to sea.

But NATO, which has four warships off the coast of Somalia, rejected a blockade.

Peter Swift, managing director of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, said stronger naval action — including aerial and aviation support — is necessary to battle rampant piracy in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia..." Story continues below ↓


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