A Dangerous Route

The Gulf of Aden, part of the main shipping route from Asia and the Middle East to the Suez Canal and on to Europe, is in the thick of what the Piracy Reporting Center of the International Maritime Bureau calls the biggest surge of pirate attacks in modern times.

SOURCE: International Maritime Bureau | By Mary Kate Cannistra - The Washington Post - September 27, 2008

This Story On a Vital Route, a Boom in Piracy Article \| ABOARD A YEMENI COAST GUARD VESSEL -- Somali pirates plying the Gulf of Aden in speedboats equipped with grenade launchers and scaling ladders have launched what the maritime industry calls the biggest surge of piracy in modern times, sending shipping costs soaring and the world's navies scrambling... A Dangerous Route		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: International Maritime Bureau \| By Mary Kate Cannistra - The Washington Post - September 27, 2008 ¬es=The Gulf of Aden, part of the main shipping route from Asia and the Middle East to the Suez Canal and on to Europe, is in the thick of what the Piracy Reporting Center of the International Maritime Bureau calls the biggest surge of pirate attacks in modern times." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: International Maritime Bureau \| By Mary Kate Cannistra - The Washington Post - September 27, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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