Atalanta Rising
By Lieutenant Commander Matthew M. Frick, U.S. Navy
Don't look now, but the European Union is becoming a stronger anti-piracy force than NATO around the Horn of Africa.
The hijacking of the M/V Maersk Alabama in April 2009, along with her crew's subsequent re-taking of the vessel and the dramatic escape/rescue of her captain, awakened the American public to news that much of the world has known for some time: the waters surrounding Somalia are infested with pirates. A far cry from the likes of Disney's Captain Jack Sparrow, or even history's Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, the Somali pirates operate from mother ships and land-based safe havens, attacking vulnerable shipping in 12-meter skiffs armed with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47 assault rifles.
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