Somalia

British and U.S. Naval Forces Free Italian Ship

Yesterday, an Italian vessel, Montecristo, was seized about 600 miles off of the Somali coast. All of the members of the ship locked themselves in the strong room of the ship. Showing up to help the Italian ship were members of the United State’s Navy and the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. After these two navies showed up the Montecristo was boarded and the members on the vessel were saved and the suspected Pirates were handed over to Italian authorities.

This action taken by the United Kingdom and the United States comes as no shock to me. As two world powers, it is our moral obligation to help others while they are in times of distress. Clearly, this Italian ship was in need of help, so these states decided to lend a helping hand not just because of Italy’s allegiance with the U.K. and the U.S.A. is strong, but because if we were in that situation we would want Italy to help us. These Somali Pirates have been taking advantage of situations like these for too long, and I am glad to see a couple of states go in and take control of a problem caused by these rebels.

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http://www.corriere.it/english/11_ottobre_11/somali-pirates-seize-montecristo_56b61ae4-f3f0-11e0-8382-87e70525ad6b.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15261734

October 12, 2011 at 07:50 am