While sailing their vessel on a dangerous section of the Indian Ocean last Thursday, a Danish family was captured by Somali pirates. A report issued today from the Danish Foreign Ministry lists the condition of Jan Quist Johansen, his wife, and their three children, ages 12 to 16, as being “well, under the circumstances.”
A professional security firm handled negotiations with the pirates who took the hostages onto a larger ship on the Somalia coast. One of the pirates, supposedly a reliable source with the pseudonym Muse Abdi, reported their safety. Apparently some of these pirates consider themselves to be a kind of “coast guard.” They can be a small, concerted band of locals attempting to scare off international travelers fishing in Somalia’s waters.
Yet piracy is now responsible for 660 hostages from about 30 different ships, and the average ransom paid to release a ship and crew has reached close to $5 million USD. Preservation of a fishing village aside, there is no place for these modern day Long John Silvers. Lady Justice would like nothing more than to match swords with them on any ship, any galley, any time…
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