Somali pirates have been in the news alot recent, and it seems like the Danish have stepped in to do something about it. Danish special forces captured a Somali pirate vessel and sunk it, in response to the more frequent attacks on ships in the region.
Somalia has been a dangerous region for a long time – years on anarchy and war tend to do that. The violence spread to the nearby seaways which is troubling Somalia is situated on the tip of the Horn of Africa (by the Red Sea) and is near seaway routes that led through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranian.
Piracy has existed there for a long time, but it has been in the news more frequently. It is not as simple a case however as simply condemning these people as brazen criminals. The Somali fishing industry, similar to many other fishing industries, has suffered from a depletion of fish because of trawlers that come through and scoop them up. Somali is obviously not in a position to be a welfare state and help these people much. Therefore, over time, these people have become desperate. In the end, however, they are simply being thugs who attack innocent people and deprive them of their property – and that is excusable. It’s truly disappointing that people turn to such activities.
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