Clearly the Somali pirates have not gone away and here are just a few recent reports:

UK yachting couple seized as RN auxiliary watches:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-Chandler.html

Gunmen kill Somalia pirate judge:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8356228.stm

Somali pirates have attacked an oil tanker some 1,000 nautical miles (1,850km) off the coast, the EU's anti-piracy mission says:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8350850.stm

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