On Saturday 26 April the master of a dhow spoke of his relief after 6 armed pirates, who had taken his vessel and crew hostage, fled the scene after sightings of an EU Naval Force Spanish maritime patrol and reconnaissance (MPRA) aircraft.
Sri Lanka is surveying the financial burn that comes with being blacklisted by the European Union - according to a spokeswoman, the island nation has taken a revenue hit of USD 75 million (EUR 68 million) since January, when the EU placed a ban on fish caught by Sri Lankan vessels.
Sri Lanka is surveying the financial burn that comes with being blacklisted by the European Union - according to a spokeswoman, the island nation has taken a revenue hit of USD 75 million (EUR 68 million) since January, when the EU placed a ban on fish caught by Sri Lankan vessels.