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Madrid (AFP) April 2, 2011 The Spanish navy on Saturday handed over 11 suspected pirates to authorities in the Seychelles, four days after they were arrested while allegedly pursuing a fishing boat in the Indian Ocean, Spain's defence ministry said. The Spanish frigate "Canarias" detained the suspects early on Tuesday aboard two boats after a Seychelles-registered fishing vessel alerted the Spanish naval operations centre that it was being pursued by pirates. The "Canarias", part of the European Union's Atalante anti-piracy operation in the Indian Ocean, delivered the suspects to the Seychelles following a formal complaint against them by the fishing boat's Spanish owners, the defence ministry said in a statement. The international community is facing difficulties in prosecuting the growing number of pirates off Somalia, a lawless, war-torn country that sits alongside one of the world's most important shipping routes. Two Somali men are currently on trial in Spain over the hijacking of a Spanish fishing boat in 2009.
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Spanish navy arrests 11 suspected Somali piratesMadrid (AFP) March 29, 2011 The Spanish navy Tuesday arrested 11 suspected Somali pirates who had chased a Seychelles-registered fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean, the Spanish defence ministry saud. The 11 suspects remain aboard the Spanish frigate "Canarias" pending a decision by authorities in the Seychelles, it said in a statement. The Spanish naval operations centre (COVAM) was alerted by the fishing vessel th ... read more |
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