Somali Piracy

By Nick Sorenson and Skyler

Arnberger

History
Their civil war in the 1990s destroyed
the country's government
In 2006 Ethiopia invaded Somalia
(with help from the United States) to
prevent it from becoming an Islamist
government

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As a result of that, foreign fishing
ships started fishing in Somali waters
for its tuna, which caused economic
problems in Somalia's fishing
industry. The fishermen, with access
to small arms and portable rockets,
went out to sea to attack the foreign
cargo, and cargo ships. This
eventually turned into organized
piracy

Why and how they do it

They captured merchant ships off the
coast of Yemen, Somalia, and Kenya
and hold them for ransom
The ship owners and the insurance
companies pay the ransom because it
is cheaper to pay it than to lose the
ship and its cargo

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Ships form the United states, United
Kingdom, Russia, and India patrol the
Somalia coats and try to stop it
Ships are now arming themselves to
protect against attack

What you can do

Some people have suggested to use
amphibious or air attacks on the
pirates
Others think we should pay them off
The best solution is to get a
functioning government in Somalia to
control it citizens

Citations
Information from
Lee, Robert A. "History Guy: Somali
Piracy." History Guy. N.p., n.d. Web.
19 May 2010.,
Schuler, Dave. "Dealing with Somali
Piracy ." Outside The Beltway. n.p.,
13 Apr. 2009. Web. 19 May 2010.
Photo form Somalia Monitor
http://somalimonitor.com/blog/wpcontent/uploads/2009/03/shabaab3.j

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