Seychelles Coast Guard intercepted a group of suspected pirates and destroyed two of their skiffs on Sunday.
A Seychelles coast guard patrol boat caught up with the suspected pirates on Saturday evening about 250 nautical miles northwest of our motherland and only after being led to them by a Swedish aircraft operating as part of the EU NAVFOR force.
The suspected pirate boats consisted of a whaler used as a mother ship and two fast-attack skiffs.
The Seychelles Coast Guard destroyed the two pirate skiffs and then embarked the pirates on their mother ship. Presumably wising them bon voyage to Somalia.
This incident continues to highlight the vulnerability of the Seychelles's inner islands to a shore based pirate attack since the pirates are increasingly operating closer to Mahe. The Michel Pp Collaborator government continues to rely mostly on foreign forces to protect our vital security interest and has no plans for coastal defense, though it is becoming increasingly obvious that such a strategy is vital to protecting our critical national interests.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
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