Somali basin will remain a challenge

Justin Stares - Thursday 4 February 2010

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PROTECTING shipping from pirate attacks within the Somali basin is not a top priority for the European Union’s operation Atalanta force, according to the force commander.
The EU fleet deployed in region — seven ships on average and three full-time maritime patrol aircraft — is not large enough to protect merchant vessels in the &#...

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