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  1. “A coordinated and coherent response at the international and national level is therefore necessary for the safety and well- being of seafarers, for the seamless delivery of humanitarian aid to Somalia, for the protection of the marine environment against casualties that may have a catastrophic impact on it, and for the shipping industry to continue to serve the seaborne trade and the world economy efficiently and effectively. The Council's decisions will be instrumental to achieving these objectives. IMO stands by to assist in any way that might be required.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  2. “The regrettable developments off the coast of Somalia clearly indicate that the perpetrators of the unlawful acts we have heard about frequently in recent months show a continuing disrespect for the international community, their operations constituting, at the same time, a blunt provocation to civil society and the rule of law. At IMO, we believe that we have to act - and act fast and with firm determination - to rid the world of this modern scourge.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  3. “For IMO's part, we are doing everything possible to increase awareness of the problem and, in cooperation with the shipping industry, to advise ships to take practicable avoidance, evasion and defensive measures, while, through our technical cooperation programme, we assist countries in the region to build capacity to add their contribution to the overall efforts, including putting in place any necessary relevant legislation. We look forward to the high-level meeting we are organizing to take place in Djibouti in January in order conclude a regional agreement of cooperation to combat piracy and armed robbery.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  4. “To bring the situation under control, safeguard the lives of seafarers, ensure the uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid to Somalia and prevent the negative repercussions I just mentioned, IMO would appreciate the Security Council's taking appropriate action to extend the validity of the mandate in paragraph 7 of resolution 1816 (2008); to call upon States interested in the safety and environmentally sound function of shipping activities, and that have the capacity to do so, to take part actively in the fight against piracy and armed robbery against ships, including mother ships, off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden; to strengthen and enhance the provisions of resolutions 1816 (2008) and 1838 (2008), particularly with respect to having clear rules of engagement for participating units to facilitate the disruption of pirate operations; and to urge States, with due regard to their obligations under international law, to establish an effective legal jurisdiction to bring alleged offenders to justice.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  5. “Among those, I would mention the extra mileage to run- almost double that for a typical voyage from, say, Ras Tanura to Gibraltar; the prolongation of the same voyage by almost 12.5 days at a speed of 15 knots, thus delaying the replenishment of Europe and the Americas in energy stocks; the additional need for some 750 tons of fuel per ship and an additional volume of some 2,335 tons of carbon dioxide emitted by the additional fuel burnt; a potential increase in freight rates, which would initially more than double if all ships were diverted around the Cape, subsequently settling at about 25 to 30 per cent higher; and, of course, economies and the consumer would eventually be hurt to some extent.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  6. “Notwithstanding IMO's prime concern over the safety of the lives of seafarers whose ships sail off the coast of Somalia, the strategic importance of the Gulf of Aden makes it imperative that this shipping lane, which serves more than 12 per cent of the total volume of oil transported by sea, not to mention commodities carried by bulk carriers and finished goods transported by container ships, is adequately protected against any acts that might disrupt the flow of traffic therethrough. Were this to happen and ships bound for Europe, or vice versa, were diverted through the Cape of Good Hope, a series of negative repercussions would ensue.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  7. “Because of the extensive coastline of Somalia - 2,105 nautical miles or 3,898 kilometres in total, of which 659 nautical miles or 1,204 kilometres are in the Gulf of Aden - the need for as many naval vessels and military aircraft as possible to do the job is more than obvious, until, of course, political developments stabilize the situation on land and we succeed in gradually eradicating piracy at sea.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  8. “08-6107] I wish to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the efforts of members of the international community, alliances of States and regional organizations, including in particular NATO and the European Union, to address the issue by dispatching naval forces and military aircraft to patrol the vast area off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden and by escorting vessels used by the World Food Programme to provide humanitarian relief to the Somali people. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia for its cooperation, and also to say that I was sorry that our communication to the Permanent Representative of Somalia reached him belatedly.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  9. “Secondly, there is a need to ensure the safe delivery of humanitarian aid to Somalia effected by ships chartered by the World Food Programme. Let us not forget that, as the Secretary-General recognizes in his report, which was just introduced, section V on humanitarian aid states, "[s]ome 90 per cent of food shipments to Somalia go by sea" (S/2008/709, para. 72). Our third concern is to preserve the integrity of the shipping lane through the Gulf of Aden, given its strategic importance and significance to shipping and trade East and West of the Suez Canal.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  10. “They either attack ships on the high seas, not unusually at considerable distances from the shore, allegedly making use of "mother ships", as has been the case with their audacious hijacking, only last Saturday, of the fully laden ultra-large crude carrier, Sirius Star, in the Indian Ocean some 450 nautical miles from the coast of Kenya; or they attack and hijack them in Somalia's territorial sea, sometimes under the watchful eyes of warships outside those waters which, until the adoption of resolution 1816 (2008), were not empowered to intervene for fear of breaching international law. Our concerns in this most unwarranted case are threefold. First, there is a need to protect seafarers, fishermen and passengers on ships sailing off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  11. “Against a total of some 440 acts of piracy and armed robbery reported to have taken place off the coast of Somalia since we started compiling relevant statistics at IMO, this year alone, more than 120 attacks have been reported, resulting in more than 35 ships having been seized by pirates and more than 600 seafarers having been kidnapped and held for ransom. Currently, 14 ships and some 280 seafarers are being held hostage in Somalia. The most disturbing news is that two seafarers have already lost their lives in similar incidents. According to information, the attackers invariably follow two patterns.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  12. “In spite of the temporary improvement of the situation following the Council's action, the situation, as brought to our attention on a daily basis in recent months, leaves much to be desired in terms of our common efforts to stem the unlawful acts we are discussing here today. We are particularly concerned, not only by the frequency of the reported attacks against innocent merchant ships sailing off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and most recently in the wider area of the West Indian Ocean while peacefully serving the international seaborne trade, but also by the ferocity of the attacks and the risk they pose to seafarers and the marine environment.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source

  13. “Thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the opportunity to brief the Security Council on a matter of grave concern to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the maritime community at large, namely the worryingly escalating incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the waters off Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden. Since the matter was first brought to the attention of the Council by the IMO in 2005, the Organization and the maritime community have appreciated very much the response of the Secretary-General and the Security Council to our requests for action and support, as evidenced by the presidential statement issued on 15 March 2006 (S/PRST/2006/11) and resolutions 1816 (2008) and 1838 (2008), respectively adopted on 2 June and 7 October 2008.”

    2008-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6020 (2008) · source