The incident is rare in two ways. First, Somali soldiers, whether from Puntland or elsewhere in the lawless country, quickly responded and overpowered the pirates. And second, the pirates killed the captain of the MV QSM Dubai. Since the Somalia piracy problem began toward the end of 2006, in only a handful of the hundreds of hijackings and attempted hijackings has a crewmember been killed.
Source: Planet Data
Off Radar comment:
Here we see a change in direction. In the first instance the Somali Pirates actually killed the Captain, demonstrating they are ruthless and willing to take extreme measures. Secondly, it seems totally astonishing that troops from one region of this lawless country would bother to free a a captured ship or have the organisational manpower.
Here we see a change in direction. In the first instance the Somali Pirates actually killed the Captain, demonstrating they are ruthless and willing to take extreme measures. Secondly, it seems totally astonishing that troops from one region of this lawless country would bother to free a a captured ship or have the organisational manpower.
