Taking the fight to the pirates / Nick Brown
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Jane's Navy International Vol 111 No 4, May 2006, PP.12-17Summary: Off the coast of Somalia pirates have taken to using mother ships to launch small boat attacks far from land - one incident was recorded 325 nautical miles from the coast. This article reports on the steps being taken to combat the threat including Combined Task Force 150 (CTF) operating from Bahrain. Also notes the increase in hostage taking, and the reduction in the number of incidents in the Strait of Malacca as a result of improved naval patrols.
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| Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals | PIRACY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 20174-1001 |
Off the coast of Somalia pirates have taken to using mother ships to launch small boat attacks far from land - one incident was recorded 325 nautical miles from the coast. This article reports on the steps being taken to combat the threat including Combined Task Force 150 (CTF) operating from Bahrain. Also notes the increase in hostage taking, and the reduction in the number of incidents in the Strait of Malacca as a result of improved naval patrols.
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