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Somali pirates open exchange!
Over the entire period of the attacks Somali pirates have received tens of millions of dollars. This is an impressive amount of money, and they had to do something. As a result of several meetings pirate gangs decision was made on the opening of the stock exchange, reports the online edition of "Maritime Bulletin".
One of the veterans of piracy, a Mohammed, has long been run by his buccaneers from the land, said the agency Reuters, that "by opening the Exchange pirates will be able to win approval of their actions on the part of the local community."
"Four months ago, during the monsoon season, we decided to open this exchange. We started with 15 companies involved in piracy, now there are 72. Ten of them have successfully hijackings. Shares of these companies are open to buy and sell any players. It can be both people involved in the attacks, as well as people from the shore. Purchase sale of shares takes place at the expense of money, weapons or ammunition, "- says Mohammed.
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So, the wife of the deceased in the sea pirate Sagra Ibrahim invested in shares of all that she had: a few grenades for RPG. After the release of the Spanish tuntselova she received 75 thousand dollars.
Shares pirate firms are in great demand not only among locals but also among the Somali diaspora in other countries. Pirates say with confidence that their business does not face any crisis, transmit BBC News.
Exchange in Haradhere open 24 hours. Today, it is one of the busiest parts of the city. In addition to investors, you can see women, mothers and wives who are trying to find out anything about their loved ones who had gone into the sea.
Once Haradhere was a small fishing village 400 kilometers from Mogadishu. Now it is a vibrant city. On its streets, off-road travel. On the streets of the small port at the same time there are even traffic jams.
In a country like Somalia, where the concept of "central government" does not exist, and so called "central government" controls a small portion of the capital - Mogadishu, it is unlikely someone will take care of the youth. Therefore, they often have no choice but to go to sea and engaged in looting.
According to the report of the International Maritime Bureau, in the first nine months of 2009, the corsairs carried out 306 attacks on ships, despite the fact that last year's attacks was 293. In total, since the beginning of this year, the pirates shot 88 vessels hijacked 34, 114 - captured. Total pirates managed to take hostage the 661 crew members.
Off the coast of Somalia in the first three quarter of 2009, pirates attacked 47 ships - almost four times more than the year before. In the Gulf of Aden during this period were attacked 100 vessels compared with 51 attack in January - September 2008.
In December last year, the media reported that the disparate group of Somali pirates set up an executive committee to coordinate their actions.
According to experts, since the beginning of 2008 until November of that year, the pirates received a ransom of 25 to 30 million dollars.
November 29, pirates hijacked a Greek supertanker Maran Centaurus with two Ukrainians on board, which was carrying 275,000 tons of oil. Given the current prices of raw materials, the cost of a vessel loaded with approximately $ 200 million.
In addition to the captivity of Somali pirates since May of this year, there are 24 Ukrainians on board the bulk carrier "Ariana".
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One of the veterans of piracy, a Mohammed, has long been run by his buccaneers from the land, said the agency Reuters, that "by opening the Exchange pirates will be able to win approval of their actions on the part of the local community."
"Four months ago, during the monsoon season, we decided to open this exchange. We started with 15 companies involved in piracy, now there are 72. Ten of them have successfully hijackings. Shares of these companies are open to buy and sell any players. It can be both people involved in the attacks, as well as people from the shore. Purchase sale of shares takes place at the expense of money, weapons or ammunition, "- says Mohammed.
text + 3 photos via NEWSru.ua
So, the wife of the deceased in the sea pirate Sagra Ibrahim invested in shares of all that she had: a few grenades for RPG. After the release of the Spanish tuntselova she received 75 thousand dollars.
Shares pirate firms are in great demand not only among locals but also among the Somali diaspora in other countries. Pirates say with confidence that their business does not face any crisis, transmit BBC News.
Exchange in Haradhere open 24 hours. Today, it is one of the busiest parts of the city. In addition to investors, you can see women, mothers and wives who are trying to find out anything about their loved ones who had gone into the sea.
Once Haradhere was a small fishing village 400 kilometers from Mogadishu. Now it is a vibrant city. On its streets, off-road travel. On the streets of the small port at the same time there are even traffic jams.
In a country like Somalia, where the concept of "central government" does not exist, and so called "central government" controls a small portion of the capital - Mogadishu, it is unlikely someone will take care of the youth. Therefore, they often have no choice but to go to sea and engaged in looting.
According to the report of the International Maritime Bureau, in the first nine months of 2009, the corsairs carried out 306 attacks on ships, despite the fact that last year's attacks was 293. In total, since the beginning of this year, the pirates shot 88 vessels hijacked 34, 114 - captured. Total pirates managed to take hostage the 661 crew members.
Off the coast of Somalia in the first three quarter of 2009, pirates attacked 47 ships - almost four times more than the year before. In the Gulf of Aden during this period were attacked 100 vessels compared with 51 attack in January - September 2008.
In December last year, the media reported that the disparate group of Somali pirates set up an executive committee to coordinate their actions.
According to experts, since the beginning of 2008 until November of that year, the pirates received a ransom of 25 to 30 million dollars.
November 29, pirates hijacked a Greek supertanker Maran Centaurus with two Ukrainians on board, which was carrying 275,000 tons of oil. Given the current prices of raw materials, the cost of a vessel loaded with approximately $ 200 million.
In addition to the captivity of Somali pirates since May of this year, there are 24 Ukrainians on board the bulk carrier "Ariana".
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