On 8 February, 22 seamen, crew Italian oil tanker Savina Caylyn fell into the hands of Somali pirates. This is a supertanker and 266 meters long with a tonnage of 105 thousand tons belonging to the shipping company bell 'Fratelli D'Amato' based in Naples. The Italian tanker was loaded with crude oil at sea from the oil terminal of Bashayer, Sudan, to the port of Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. The attack took place in the Indian Ocean, between the Indian and Somali coasts. The marauders of the sea, now hold them all hostage, waiting for the government of their country of origin or the shipping company pay a ransom for their release. Five of them were Italian, three bells, a Lazio and Trieste, the other 17 are indiani. Dalla Farnesina hanno fatto sapere che la situazione è sotto controllo e che l’equipaggio sta bene. Dalla Fratelli D’Amato hanno riferito che l’equipaggio ha a disposizione provviste per oltre un mese. Sull’intera vicenda però, è calata una cappa di silenzio. Un silenzio voluto e imposto dal governo italiano in specie il ministro della Difesa, Ignazio La Russa che ha ‘zittito’ i vertici della Marina Militare che forse avevano ‘aperto troppo la bocca’. Nel frattempo, ovviamente le redini sono state prese in mano dalla Farnesina che si dice impegnata in una frenetica attività, animata quasi certamente dalla ‘speranza’ di riuscire a chiudere al più presto la vicenda, per bring back all safe and sound at home. This is a new chapter in maritime piracy off Somalia which sees men and ship Italian victims of a kidnapping. The tanker was anchored near the Somali coast of Puntland, where they have their various hideouts of the gang operating in sea water in the Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean, are seven in all. The semi-autonomous Puntland region is the north east of Somalia. A true modern Tortuga consists of a number of marinas, fishing time and now pirate supply bases. But, while knowing the exact place where ships are being conducted and captured men to date the international community did not intervene to put an end to it. It was not even worried once the ransom was paid and the crew was taken to safety, to try to intercept the pirates and the money is. Nobody has ever even bothered to identify and stop the white-collar work that is likely to launder money, the result of seizures. This is one aspect that highlights the duplicity with which it dealt with the phenomenon of piracy in Somalia by the international community. After about 18 months other Italians have fallen into the hands of Somali pirates. The previous time was 'touched' the offshore tug 'Buccaneer' with its crew of 16 seamen including ten Italians. Caught in the Gulf of Aden on the eve of Easter in 2009, being 11 aprile, sono stati poi rilasciati quasi 4 mesi dopo, il 9 agosto dello stesso anno. Per il loro rilascio sono stati ‘sborsati’ milioni di dollari. Di questi milioni alcuni sono andati anche alla gang del mare che tratteneva in ostaggio nave e equipaggio. A loro, in mare, hanno consegnato 4 borsoni cellofanati in cui, con loro immensa sorpresa, i pirati somali hanno trovato più di quanto chiedevano. Ogni borsone conteneva un milione di dollari. E’ questo il motivo per il quale nel mare del Corno D’Africa e nell’Oceano Indiano un migliaio di somali si dedicano alla pirateria marittima. Un’attività criminale che in meno di sette anni ha permesso loro di raccogliere milioni di dollari proventi dei riscatti che chiedono e ottengono for the release of vessels and their crews that catch. How to teach all of the episodes occurred so far to get to the release of the hostages should start a patient negotiation weaving also using international contacts and also to local middlemen. Obviously supporting costs. It 'paid ransoms thanks to that modern pirates are therefore claimed, no form of negotiation that leads to it has never had success so far. The hostages return home only if the government of their country of origin or their companies pay shipping. Only on certain occasions, which is recourse to military raid to free the hostages, was not paid any ransom. But unfortunately in some cases there were of casualties among the hostages. So the use of military blitz is always the last option. While increasing the possibility of equipping all the merchant ships that pass in the sea of \u200b\u200bpirates, armed security guards on board. Prevention is better than cure, according to some. The hypothesis, however, has met various obstacles and not a few legal opposition in many countries, Italy in the lead, working to overcome. There are many, however, who believe that it could tighten the procedures for seizure, an increase of violence. In light of the fact that the liberation of all cargo is captured only after the payment of a ransom once again highlights the duplicitous behavior of many countries. In the sea of \u200b\u200bthe pirates are, in fact, operational missions of naval international action to tackle the Somali pirates. Italy itself there has so far spent more than a dozen warships of the Italian Navy. Ships that have alternate periodically in this theater of operations since 2005. Warships operating in the national flag is to be integrated into international and European anti-piracy devices. The latest is that the frigate Espero since March 1 has replaced the frigate Zeffiro, after three months of operating, part of the EU mission to combat piracy, Atalanta. The countries that are engaged in these missions against pirates, while on the one hand they fight the other dealing with them down to terms and by paying a ransom to secure the release of their cargo captured. Redemptions of the fact that, in part, to finance that activity should be pirate these countries seek instead to fight. The thing is a little 'smile, but it is one of the many realities that surround the phenomenon. In fact, in the sea of \u200b\u200bpirates running a sea of \u200b\u200bdollars that directly or indirectly out of many. By the same law enforcement missions will benefit many. The maintenance of the various international anti-piracy naval missions has a cost to the participating countries. The estimate is made of about 100 thousand dollars a day for military ship. A cost divided between fuel costs, food and allowances of the crew. To provide assistenza nell’area sono alcuni Paesi come Gibuti e Yemen. La sola missione Ue Atalanta ha un costo di circa 2 milioni di euro al giorno pari a 720milioni l’anno. L’Italia spende, per circa tre mesi di missione di un’unità navale della Marina Militare, circa 9 milioni di euro. Un contrasto che sulla carta ha raggiunto tanti obiettivi. Però, il fatto che, finora i pirati somali hanno catturato centinaia di imbarcazioni e un migliaio di marinai, equipaggi delle navi catturate sembra in pratica inefficiente, dimostra che un manipolo di uomini tiene in scacco un’intera flotta navale militare. Gli attacchi infatti, vengono condotti da una mezza dozzina di pirati che poi, impossessatisi del mercantile, si prendono anche gioco dei soldiers who arrive on the scene recalled the distress signal launched from the freighter attacked. The hostages in the hands of the pirates are mostly Filipino, Egyptian, Thai, Indian, Syrian, Pakistani, Ukrainian, Chinese and Sri Lankan. There are also some Europeans, British, Greek, Italian and Danish. Among seafarers detained there are also smaller, at least seven. These children and adolescents were Egyptian and Danish. The first hubs were on board certain vessels in the hands of Somali pirates killed the Egyptian, while the latter were on board the Yacht ING captured last February 24 in the Indian Ocean. It is not known exactly how many ships, at least thirty, and many seafarers, at least seven hundred, held hostage by Somali pirates. To treat them well and come to terms with their captors nothing was ever done before. The reason could be easily understood. After a year and a half has been returned to speak again of the kidnapping of the Italian tug Buccaneer. Whose story resembles in many ways, for they share many similarities to that of Savina Caylyn. It will end in the same manner? Currently not know. However, the Maritime Buccaneer on their return home they told what it means to fall into the hands of Somali pirates. For 118 groups spent difficult days and it still shows the signs, physical and psychological. I watched them pirates exposed, have not eaten or drunk enough, if the stores are taken the pirates, and were unable even to get enough sleep. The nightmare seemed to never end. Sometimes they have suffered psychological torture imaginable. The day seems to pass ever, while at home increased the anxiety of family members and fear for their fate. All in the complete separation of the state both before and after the seizure. The Maritime Buccaneer lived a terrible experience that has marked the lives of many of them and their families. But this is what happens to all seafarers who fall into the hands of Somali pirates. After all these men are workers and soldiers are not going to fight a war and therefore are not prepared to endure the oppression and deprivation that instead, then suffer if they fall into the hands of Somali pirates.
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