China Radio International reported the Chinese merchant ships escorted by a China's fleet sailed on the Gulf of Aden when they met some suspected pirate ships. Thousands of dolphins suddenly leaped out of water between pirates and merchants when the pirate ships headed for the China's.
The suspected pirates ships stopped and then turned away. The pirates could only lament their littleness before the vast number of dolphins. The spectacular scene continued for a while.
China initiated its three-ship escort task force on Dec. 26 last year after the United Nations Security Council called on countries to patrol gulf and waters off Somalia, one of the world's busiest marine routes, where surging piracy endangered intercontinental shipping.
Updated to add pix - Thanks browneyes
THOUSANDS of dolphins blocked the suspected Somali pirate ships when they were trying to attack Chinese merchant ships
I always think how sad it is that American traditional media seldom reports "news" until it affects an American.
And from then on it is all about "our" side of the story.
Why are the pirates doing what they are doing?
Toxic waste was being dumped off of their shores, so some of them grouped together to try to go out in boats and stop it.
This led to their capturing one of the ships dumping it, and they were given a bribe to release it.
This progressed to what is happening today. From stopping toxic trash being dumped to capturing for ransom.
In this lawless war torn country with no effective government for 19 years, people are doing what they can to survive.
This is not an excuse, this is an explanation. They certainly did not capture the American ship because "they hate our freedoms", any more that 911 happened for that reason.
Well The UN Security Council has been involved in trying to do something about the Somali pirate situation for over a year.
Ignoring problems in other countries tend to end up causing us problems, as in Afghanistan.
It would be to our benefit to learn about the causes and ask our officials to help create solutions.
Some of the articles from The U.N. Security Council, oldest to newest.
UN food agency thanks French navy for protecting its Somali aid from pirates
3 February 2008 – Hailing the French navy for protecting its ships carrying aid supplies from pirate attacks in the waters off Somalia since mid-November, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has thanked Denmark for agreeing to take over the operation for the next two months.
UN maritime agency welcomes Security Council action on Somalia piracy
3 June 2008 – The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) has welcomed a new Security Council resolution which aims to curb piracy along Somalia’s coast by allowing ships to enter the country's territorial waters to prevent attacks by armed robbers.
UN food agency appeals for naval escorts for shipments to Somalia
12 June 2008 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) appealed today to naval powers to help protect its food-delivery ships from pirate attacks, saying that as many as two million Somalis could go hungry without this protection.
Top UN envoy speaks out against piracy off Somali coast
5 September 2008 – The top United Nations envoy to Somalia today said that he is extremely alarmed by the rise in piracy off the Horn of Africa nation's coast and deplored the destabilizing effects of the attacks in the region.
UN envoy likens piracy off Somalia to ‘blood diamonds’ trafficking
29 September 2008 – Rampant piracy off the Somali coast, demonstrated by the latest hijacking of a Ukrainian ship carrying heavy weapons, can be likened to so-called ‘blood diamonds,’ the illicit trafficking in gems used to finance civil wars in West Africa in recent years, the top United Nations envoy for the strife-torn Horn of Africa country said today.
Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon call for naval and air action against Somali pirates
7 October 2008 – The Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today for more international air and naval forces off the pirate-ridden coast of Somalia to ensure that United Nations food aid gets through to more than 3 million people threatened with starvation.
Security Council calls for greater help in fight against Somali pirates
2 December 2008 – The Security Council today called on all countries and regional organizations with the necessary capacity to deploy naval ships and military aircraft off the Somali coast to fight rampant piracy that is impeding United Nations efforts to feed millions of hungry civilians in the strife-torn country.
UN to convene global meeting on piracy off Somali coast
8 December 2008 – The United Nations will convene a two-day international conference in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia, it was announced today.
Somalia: UN meeting seeks to strengthen battle against pirates
28 January 2009 – Regional States, countries patrolling the pirate-infested waters off Somalia, and United Nations agencies are set to adopt an agreement this week to reinforce the fight against a scourge that has seen dozens of ships held for ransom in recent years, including vessels carrying UN food aid for millions of hungry Somalis.
UN envoy to Somalia calls for boost in international efforts to fight piracy
15 April 2009 – Claiming that piracy off the coast of Somalia is wreaking global havoc, the top United Nations representative for the Horn of Africa country has called for an increase in efforts to fight what he calls an "international scourge."