ソマリア沖の海賊さん

　英国籍の船が一隻、連絡が取れなくなってしまったそうな。

BBC Ship hijacked off Somali coast, maritime organisation says 16 Dec 2023 By Will Ross

　ソマリア沖。ソマリア沿海の諸集団がえんやこら、と海賊稼業に力を入れていたのはもう10年以上前か。それから連合海軍が遊弋するようになり、だいぶ減ったはず…なのだが。

「There are reports that a commercial ship has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia - a further sign of worsening insecurity in the area.

Britain's Maritime Trade Operation reported that the crew was no longer in control of the vessel, which was heading towards the Somali coast and was almost 700 nautical miles east of Bosaso.

It is not yet clear if this was an attack by Somali pirates or if it was carried out by Houthi rebels from Yemen.」

　なお下手人がソマリ海賊かどうかは微妙に不明瞭。そういえばイェメンのフーチ派が元気だったのだ。しかもどうも、パレスチナ人を支援するために海賊する！とか言ってるそうで。

「The Houthi rebels have been attacking vessels in Red Sea shipping lanes in a campaign they say aims to support the Palestinians.」

「Piracy off Somalia's coast peaked towards the end of the first decade of the century, but has since been mostly stopped following the intervention of an international naval force.」