Asian shipowners outraged over lack of government action on piracy

Representatives of Asian shipowners' associations have expressed outrage over a lack of government action against an increasing number of attacks on their ships and the brutality shown by Somali pirates. The Asian Shipowners' Forum (ASF) Safe Navigation & Environment Committee (SNEC) meeting held in Singapore last Friday expressed grave concern at the threat posed by pirates to international shipping, particularly in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and the waters off Somalia.
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Source: Seatrade Asia