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Wed, 04/06/2011 - 06:23
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Map of ocean currents helps S. Korean warship's anti-piracy patrol
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run ocean research center built an observation system that provides a customized map of ocean currents in waters off Somalia to help a Korean warship patrol piracy-infested shipping routes, officials said Wednesday.
The daily map of surface ocean currents in the Arabian Sea would be essential in helping the South Korean warship track a Somali pirate boat because the information allows the warship to sail faster by taking advantage of favorable ocean currents, the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration (KHOA) said in a statement.
The KHOA said it built the system with its own computer-based calculation methods based on data from a French satellite.
The map of ocean currents is delivered to the 4,500-ton destroyer in the Gulf of Aden on a daily basis, according to the statement.
South Korea has deployed the warship and some 300 troops to waters off Somalia since 2009 under a global effort to tackle piracy there.
The Cheonghae unit is tasked with protecting South Korean vessels off the Somali coast and providing support to ships of other nations in nearby waters. About 500 South Korean vessels travel through the Gulf of Aden each year, one of the world's most important shipping routes.
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The daily map of surface ocean currents in the Arabian Sea would be essential in helping the South Korean warship track a Somali pirate boat because the information allows the warship to sail faster by taking advantage of favorable ocean currents, the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration (KHOA) said in a statement.
The KHOA said it built the system with its own computer-based calculation methods based on data from a French satellite.
The map of ocean currents is delivered to the 4,500-ton destroyer in the Gulf of Aden on a daily basis, according to the statement.
South Korea has deployed the warship and some 300 troops to waters off Somalia since 2009 under a global effort to tackle piracy there.
The Cheonghae unit is tasked with protecting South Korean vessels off the Somali coast and providing support to ships of other nations in nearby waters. About 500 South Korean vessels travel through the Gulf of Aden each year, one of the world's most important shipping routes.
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