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192698
Mon, 07/04/2011 - 11:01
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Iranian Fishers Disarm, Arrest Somali Pirates
TEHRAN (FNA)- A number of Iranian fishers who were attacked and kidnapped by Somali pirates in international waters managed to disarm and arrest their captors.
"Owing to the vigilance of the sailors of the Iranian fishing dhow, 6 Somali pirates were disarmed and handed over to Chabahar sea border guards," Lieutenant Commander of Chabahar Sea Border Base Ahmad Asheqi said on Monday.
According to Asheqi, the Iranian fishers had been sailing in international waters for 38 days before they were attacked and kidnapped by the 6 Somali pirates and taken to Somali coasts.
Asheqi said the Iranian fishers managed to disarm the buccaneers and sail the vessel towards Iran after several days of captivity.
The Iranian sea border guards discovered 5 Kalashnikov rifles, 2 RPG-7s along with six RPG rockets, and a cache of ammos from the Somali pirates.
Iran has already sent several flotilla of warships to the volatile Gulf of Aden to fight against Somali pirates and provide a safe passage for Iranian and foreign trade and cargo vessels.
The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Iranian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the coast of Yemen.
According to UN Security Council resolutions, different countries can send their warships to the Gulf of Aden and coastal waters of Somalia against the pirates and even with prior notice to Somali government enter the territorial waters of that country in pursuit of Somali sea pirates.
The Gulf of Aden - which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea - is an important energy corridor, particularly because Persian Gulf oil is shipped to the West via the Suez Canal.
"Owing to the vigilance of the sailors of the Iranian fishing dhow, 6 Somali pirates were disarmed and handed over to Chabahar sea border guards," Lieutenant Commander of Chabahar Sea Border Base Ahmad Asheqi said on Monday.
According to Asheqi, the Iranian fishers had been sailing in international waters for 38 days before they were attacked and kidnapped by the 6 Somali pirates and taken to Somali coasts.
Asheqi said the Iranian fishers managed to disarm the buccaneers and sail the vessel towards Iran after several days of captivity.
The Iranian sea border guards discovered 5 Kalashnikov rifles, 2 RPG-7s along with six RPG rockets, and a cache of ammos from the Somali pirates.
Iran has already sent several flotilla of warships to the volatile Gulf of Aden to fight against Somali pirates and provide a safe passage for Iranian and foreign trade and cargo vessels.
The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Iranian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the coast of Yemen.
According to UN Security Council resolutions, different countries can send their warships to the Gulf of Aden and coastal waters of Somalia against the pirates and even with prior notice to Somali government enter the territorial waters of that country in pursuit of Somali sea pirates.
The Gulf of Aden - which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea - is an important energy corridor, particularly because Persian Gulf oil is shipped to the West via the Suez Canal.
