Exhibitions
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MOSCOW, May 29 (RIA Novosti) - Pirates operating...
20 warships from the navies of at least a dozen countries, including Russia, are involved in anti-piracy operations off Somalia. According to the United Nations, Somali pirates carried out at least 120 attacks on ships in 2008.The UN has also said that pirates have collected $150 million in ransom payments from ship owners.
Zvyagintsev also said 35 naval ships from different states are currently involved in anti-piracy operations.
"Thirty five naval ships from 16 countries, including as part of NATO and European Union operations, patrol the Somali region. This is the most powerful anti-pirate flotilla of modern times," he said.
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