The Saudis have finally gotten their pirated tanker back. There’s still more than a dozen ships with about 300 crew members still being held.
The Saudis parachuted in the ransom, and some of the pirates who went to get it drowned. As William Teach says, “Instant karma, baby!”
But the real news is that the United States is going to try to stop or at least slow the piracy:
The U.S. Navy announced this week it will head a new anti-piracy task force after more than 100 ships were attacked last year. NATO and the European Union already have warships patrolling the Gulf of Aden and have intervened to prevent several ships from being captured.
