Spanish ship Alakrana sent out distress signals advising of a pirate attack and since then its owner has not been able to communicate with it. Echebastar Fleet, the firm that owns the ship, informed that the incident with distress. But the question arises that what are they doing off the coast of Somalia? It clearly shows that Spanish fishermen are looting illegally from a poor country that can’t patrol it’s own borders.
NATO Navy which turn blind eye to large trawlers blundering natural resources and no regard to the environment. Piracy began in response to illegal fishing and toxic dumping. Having Spanish and Asian trawlers coming Somali waters to loot is morally and ethically wrong. There is little compensation to local fishermen or support for nation building. It seems that large scale fishing boats are quitely going about their business while 100km inland millions suffer.
The international community keeps mum over the policy to enforce Somalia’s territorial water rights and charge illegal fishers. It is said that the enforcement of these rules, as matter of fact world has turned back on Somalia and protecting the coast from illegal fishers and dumping of toxic waste.
