Somalia: Hard Times For The Bad Guys ?

Galka'yo (KON) - Somali pirates have fallen on hard times. Last month, for the first time in five years, there was an entire month with no ships taken or even attacked.

Article Keydmedia Online
13 August 2012

The last ship taken was a wooden fishing boat seized on June 19^th. The last attack was on June 26^th, when an unsuccessful attempt was made against a cargo ship. Part of this was due to bad weather as July and August are the monsoon (rainy) season off Somalia. It