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  • US Admiral: Commercial Ships Need Armed Guards to Fight Pirates

    04/23/2010 6:48:55 AM PDT · by myknowledge · 14 replies · 365+ views
    VOA News ^ | April 21, 2010 | Meredith Buel
    U.S. Admiral Mark Fitzgerald says commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean should carry armed guards to help defend against Somali pirates. "The area is enormous and we just do not have enough assets to cover every place in the Indian Ocean," said Fitzgerald, who commands U.S. Naval Forces in Europe and Africa. While trying to open a corridor through the Gulf of Aden, some of the pirates have been forced into the Indian Ocean as far away as the Seychelles. "There has got to be security on these ships in my opinion," said Fitzgerald. "Those security...