A crime that costs the global economy 12 billion dollars a year
Special Forces have made a major dent in piracy off the coast of Somalia. But after 2 tankers are attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, analysts fear the pirates may be moving to new hunting grounds in West Africa.
By sea and air, the world’s finest military forces are hunting for pirates off the lawless Horn of Africa.
This is a crime that costs the global economy 12 billion dollars a year.
And now it looks like commanders may be getting results.
The British navy says warships have stopped every hijacking attempt in the Gulf of Aden for almost a year.
But according to Tracy Peverett from the International Maritime Organisation, this could be just a lull-during the monsoon storms.
