Denmark has been an active part of the fight against pirates (photo: Specialist 1st Class Eric L. Beauregard) Denmark has been an active part of the fight against pirates (photo: Specialist 1st Class Eric L. Beauregard)
Danish warships and patrols have been helping NATO keep Somali pirates at bay in the Indian Ocean for nine years, capturing 295 suspected pirates, of which 50 were forwarded for prosecution in other countries.
The number of Somali pirate attacks against merchant ships has fallen from nearly 250 in 2011 to just a few this year.
“We have been very pleased with the Danish effort, because merchant sailing in the area is completely dependent on maritime safety,” Anne H Steffensen, the director of the Danish Shipowners Association, told Metroxpress.