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Somalia: Surviving Piracy, 11 minutes, 2009 (Ref:
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German yachtsman Jürgen
Kantner has a chilling story to tell after he and
his wife were held hostage for two months by pirates
in Somalia. Kantner is now busy repairing his yacht
in Somaliland after it was virtually destroyed by
the pirates and everything on board stolen. He and
his wife, now back in Germany, were lucky to escape
with their lives after being held in the hills in
Somalia and a large ransom was paid for their
release. For the moment, marine vessels from all
over the world have come to the Gulf of Aden to
fight piracy. Breakaway region Somaliland is also
helping to tackle piracy. It wants to be part of the
solution rather than the problem of the piracy
crisis. The Somaliland Navy has only three small,
but heavily armed boats, but has already arrested
more than ten pirates - whom we visit and speak with
in jail. The Somaliland Navy believe they are the
long-term solution to piracy in the Gulf of Aden,
because when the international high tech frigates
have sailed off to the next emergency, Somaliland
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