SOS campaign is right behind British PM David Cameron’s statement
Giles Heimann, a spokesperson for SaveOurSeafarers reacted to David Cameron’s statement about piracy, by saying:
“The shipping industry’s SOS SaveOurSeafarers campaign is right behind British PM David Cameron’s statement that the hijack and ransom by Somali pirates on ships round the Horn of Africa is a complete stain on our world. The cost on the world’s seafarers is huge, with hundreds held hostage on their hijacked ships for months on end, hungry and dispirited, and moreover physically and mentally tortured by their captors.
The shipping industry organisations backing the SOS SaveOurSeafarers campaign are delighted to see decisive government action over Somali piracy. Armed guards on ships are effective in deterring pirate attacks. British-flagged ships now have the option to use armed guards if they wish to. However using armed guards can have important legal implications, particularly over liability, and many industry bodies believe that such a decision sits best with each individual operator based on risk analysis specific to each ship.
The SOS SaveOurSeafarers also welcomes the British Prime Minister’s comment that he wants to make sure that more of these pirates face justice, instead of being set free in the ludicrous way they are now.”
Source: SaveOurSeafarers
