Fight against piracy Indianocéanie
12-February-2014
Captain Phillips movie captivates guests IOC
Commission in the Indian Ocean has received many distinguished guests Monday night at Bagatelle, Mauritius to the projection of American film Captain Phillips, inspired by the true story of the making hostage Alabama, an American container. They were able to gauge the scourge of piracy off the Somali coast, a danger against which the IOC fight continuously through its anti-piracy unit (PSU) based in the Seychelles.
Hard to imagine what life Somali pirates. They live on the coast, on the edge of our region, Indianocéanie, large as twice the Mediterranean. Formerly fishermen, they are now working to pay serious criminals who arm and require them to attack ships that cross off. Their goal: to kidnap the crew and draw ransom that the World Bank estimates that more than $ 400 million between 2005 and 2012 for the pirates, but especially for sponsors.
danger is real and present for trawlers, boats craft, container door ...
The Seychellois Jacques Belle, director of the Anti-Piracy Unit IOC addressed before the screening of the film at a very eclectic audience: Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, representatives of the European Union, which funds this program, high-ranking police and Coast Guard, journalists, members of the judiciary, the IOC employees and their families ...
The boss of the base of Seychelles thanked the Secretary-General IOC, Mr. Jean Claude de l'Estrac to support a cause very little known to the general public, but is a constant threat to our region.
He commented on the film, explaining that the episode of Alabama unleashed an international awareness.
Piracy generates significant insecurity for the people and the maritime sector, tourism in our region. It greatly affects the economy and reputation of the vast area of 5,000,000 square kilometers.
Commission of the Indian Ocean brings with UAP, a valuable aid to our states. On a proposal from the Seychelles government, the IOC has set up this unit in the Seychelles in June 2012. This is the only team IOC relocated since its inception in 1984.
UAP is integrated MASE (Maritime Security) project, funded by the European Union, which started with € 2 million for Phase initial 18 months, followed by a main operational phase of a $ 37.5 million over five years.
Unit, working with neighboring countries and international organizations such as Interpol, is composed of five experts national and three administrative and financial staff.
Its main objectives are to strengthen maritime capacities of States in the region and establish an information exchange mechanism. This work is done in collaboration with other regional organizations in the countries of Southern Africa, Eastern Europe and the Indian Ocean (IGAD, COMESA and EAC) and with key partners or foreign coalitions as Atalanta, the first naval operation of the European Union.
Source: Seychelles Nation
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