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Si fa
piu’ difficile per gli armatori reclutare equipaggi
indiani senza guardie armate a bordo
No anti-pirate weaponry? No Indian
sailors for you
The
government of India is considering a proposal not to
allow Indian sailors on ships that are not equipped
to ward off pirate attacks.The proposal comes at a
time when more than four dozen Indians are held
hostage by Somalian pirates following attacks on
various ships. Senior officials involved in
discussions to get the sailors released said they
had urged the Indian government to enforce stringent
measures for recruitment of Indians on foreign
ships. “One of the preventive mechanisms is
deployment of armed guards on ships. So far we have
not had a single incident of pirates hijacking an
armed vessel. The Indian government can ensure that
its nationals get employed only in such vessels,”
the official said. Meanwhile, the Indian government
has said that it is considering a proposal to deploy
armed security guards on Indian merchant ships to
thwart attacks by pirates in international waters.
India’s Union Minister for Shipping G K Vasan, said
that the government will shortly take a view on this
aspect. According to him the Indian Navy has been
carrying out anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden
since October 2008. A total number of 25 Indian Navy
ships have been deployed in the Gulf of Aden and a
total of 1,573 ships, including 1,402
foreign-flagged vessels from different countries,
have been escorted by Indian Navy ships so far.
Source: Emirates 247
07-08-2011
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