Sjöfolk med anknytning till Thailand

lite annat än den här som var Maersks första rena containerbåt, där var jag i tio månader 1978 Far-east och väskusten staterna , gick vi innan vi blev chartrade av Sea train i New york och bytte namn till Sea train Charleston, och börja att segla på Europa och östkusten staterna då var det dags att mönstra av och flyga hem till Thailand

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Detta måste vara något för pirater att sätta klorna i finns det vakter på sådana här båtar eller

Tja svenskarna kör med följande

Carrier steps up defensive efforts as pirate attacks increase, grow more deadly

Swedish shipowner Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines is placing armed guards to protect its vessels from attack by Somalia-based pirates in the Gulf of Aden.

The decision following an investigation by Sweden’s government puts Wallenius, which transports cars and trucks on worldwide routes, firmly if reluctantly on one side of an issue that has divided the shipping world as pirate attacks on international ships off the East Africa coast have grown increasingly frequent, bold and deadly.

Wallenius said the guards are equipped with sniper rifles and assault rifles.

The Swedish government began an inquiry in April into whether Swedish ships should used armed guards to protect themselves from piracy.

After holding its own internal investigation, Wallenius decided to hire security staff to protect its ships as they sail through the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

“This is not a development we would have liked to see, but we have unfortunately felt forced to act,” Peter Jodin, head of maritime security at Wallenius, told Swedish Radio.

The Swedish Shipowners Association backs Wallenius’ decision, which is in line with International Maritime Organization guidelines.

It is not known how many ship-owners use armed guards as the industry is reluctant to publicly speak about security measures.

Until fairly recently, private security contractors acted mostly as unarmed advisers but the number of armed guards is reported to have risen sharply in recent months as attacks have spread to a wider area of the Indian Ocean.

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Data released by the Navy last week showed 46 pirate attacks in the area this year, compared with 222 in all of last year and 239 in 2010. Nine of the piracy attempts this year have been successful, according to the data, compared with 34 successful attacks in all of 2011 and 68 in 2010.

Even so, senior Navy officers have been careful not to declare victory.

“The pirates are very adaptable, and they are very flexible,” said Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox, the Navy’s deputy chief for operations, plans and strategy. “We are watching carefully.”

The prospect of renewed political turmoil in the region, especially in Somalia and Yemen, may again drive up attempts at the lucrative business of piracy, since lawless areas in these countries provide havens for pirates to launch their raids and to hold captured vessels and hostages. Further economic collapse may prompt more farmers and fisherman to choose piracy.

But the statistics so far this year are encouraging. As of last week, the last successful pirate attack in waters off East Africa had occurred on May 10, and the most recent attempted attack had occurred on June 27. The gap since that last raid represents the longest break in pirate activity in the area in five years.

Navy officers note the seasonal ebb and flow of piracy attacks in the region, influenced by the twice-yearly monsoons, and they warn that in October and November the waters and winds tend to be calmer and that pirate raids increase. But the statistics for 2012 are far below what could be explained by weather alone.

The decrease in attacks appears to be a result of increased security measures taken by commercial vessels and of sustained antipiracy patrols by the navies of more than a dozen nations, including the United States.

Admiral Fox said the shipping industry “can take a great deal of credit” for the trend. More commercial vessels are carrying “embarked security teams” of armed guards, he said, and no vessel with such a team on board has been hijacked.

Commercial ship captains are also following recommendations that they sail in international transit corridors that the navies patrol. More ships are taking measures to make it difficult for pirates to climb aboard from the waterline.

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