THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT - BRIEF - QUOTE:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/main/all_piracy_al.php
Suspicious boat activity - Somalia
23 July 2007
A number of suspicious boats have been reported along the coast of Somalia, some as far as 260 nm.
The boats, around 20 – 50 meters in length, approach the ships on a collision course and usually abort when evasive manoeuvres and alert crew are noticed. As there is a high risk of vessels being hijacked and crew abducted in this area, all masters are advised to maintain strict anti piracy watches at all times while transiting the area and to report the sighting of all suspicious craft to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=somalia
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http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_933.html
Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
This information is current as of today, Wed Aug 01 2007 23:55:50 GMT-0700.
SOMALIA
June 05, 2006