According to a Spanish news source the crew of the Basque-owned tuna-fishing vessel, the ‘Playa de Anzoras’, have reached safe and well and out of reach of coastal raiders after a dramatic dash for safety yesterday evening in international waters off the coast of Somalia. It was reported that the Basque tuna trawler was at work around 325 nautical miles from shore when, shortly after the light began to fail (at around 7.30pm local time), they were approached by at least three suspicious inflatable dinghies.
Borja Soroa, a spokesman for Pevasa, the company that owns the boat – which also owns the ‘Playa de Bakio’ throws more light on the incident by saying that the trawler that was seized by pirates in the same area last April also. He added that the crews have been waiting for months for the promised military reinforcements, but the reality is that there’s nothing, and I’m the last one who wants a ‘Playa de Bakio 2’.
In similar news Miguel Ángel Moratinos has requested permission to explain to the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Commission, the details of the negotiations that led to the release of the 26-man crew of the ‘Playa de Bakio’ tuna fishing vessel that was captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia on April 20th. It si said that the ministry is ready to review the government’s foreign policy strategy for the next four years.
