Somali pirates have kidnapped in Indian Ocean waters to 694 people from 31 different ships. This emerges from the report published by the military operation of the European Union, Atalanta, fighting piracy in these waters. These people are two Spanish, master and boatswain, who are part of the crew of 24 sailors of the Mozambican flag vessel Vega 5.
Remains on top in time the merchant Iceberg 1 Panamanian flag, which has kidnapped since March 29, 2010 with a crew of 24 people on board. Most kidnappings are concentrated on the coasts of the Gulf of Oman and the southern part of Kenya and Tanzania. The Vega 5 is the ship that was assaulted further south, off the coast of Mozambique.
Few kidnappings occur in Somali waters. Just this Saturday marks the 50th day of captivity of the Vega 5, from 31 December 2010, most days of the sailors who were held hostage Alakrana (47 days, from October 2 to November 17, 2009). On 27 December, lost contact with the Vega5 until, on December 31, was spotted about 200 miles southwest of the Comoros Islands, off the coast of Mozambique.
The ship, owned by a company involved in the Spanish Pescanova, is funded from the second week of January from the Somali port of Haradheere. The Spanish multinational is carrying the weight of the negotiation. To combat the actions of the pirates, the Spanish vessel of 'Infanta Elena' surfing these days due to the Indian Ocean to join the work of the Atalanta.
With almost 100 personnel, will join the end of February in the U.S. Navy in the European Union (eunavfor). Under the command of Spanish Rear Admiral Juan Rodriguez Garat, Atalanta is composed of six ships, four maritime patrol planes, eight helicopters and 1,500 men and women from different European countries.
Its mission is the protection of merchant traffic and fishing vessels fishing in those waters. 
Remains on top in time the merchant Iceberg 1 Panamanian flag, which has kidnapped since March 29, 2010 with a crew of 24 people on board. Most kidnappings are concentrated on the coasts of the Gulf of Oman and the southern part of Kenya and Tanzania. The Vega 5 is the ship that was assaulted further south, off the coast of Mozambique.
Few kidnappings occur in Somali waters. Just this Saturday marks the 50th day of captivity of the Vega 5, from 31 December 2010, most days of the sailors who were held hostage Alakrana (47 days, from October 2 to November 17, 2009). On 27 December, lost contact with the Vega5 until, on December 31, was spotted about 200 miles southwest of the Comoros Islands, off the coast of Mozambique.
The ship, owned by a company involved in the Spanish Pescanova, is funded from the second week of January from the Somali port of Haradheere. The Spanish multinational is carrying the weight of the negotiation. To combat the actions of the pirates, the Spanish vessel of 'Infanta Elena' surfing these days due to the Indian Ocean to join the work of the Atalanta.
With almost 100 personnel, will join the end of February in the U.S. Navy in the European Union (eunavfor). Under the command of Spanish Rear Admiral Juan Rodriguez Garat, Atalanta is composed of six ships, four maritime patrol planes, eight helicopters and 1,500 men and women from different European countries.
Its mission is the protection of merchant traffic and fishing vessels fishing in those waters.
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