tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post7617780833728798185..comments2024-03-27T06:40:56.148-04:00Comments on EagleSpeak: A Not-So-Fine Mess: Anti-Pirate Security Guards Imprisoned in EritreaMark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-34781543760330559912011-07-22T05:36:44.470-04:002011-07-22T05:36:44.470-04:00Which ever version is true the fact of the matter ...Which ever version is true the fact of the matter remains that they had entered Eritrean Sovereign territory with arms,this is against the arms embargo as laid down by the UN security council. Whether or not they had permission for the weapons is another matter.<br />Those are the important facts and everything around that is null and void.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-11724525823091329252011-06-10T09:25:04.895-04:002011-06-10T09:25:04.895-04:00Remember, we really haven't heard their defens...Remember, we really haven't heard their defense yet. Until we do, speculation as to what happened and why ought to be avoided. <br /><br />Most of the above is the Eritrean government view.<br /><br />I do note that the company and the captive crew claim there has been a massive misunderstanding.Mark Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-81638178731115036212011-06-10T05:46:49.624-04:002011-06-10T05:46:49.624-04:00What a sorry tale. Just at the time that companies...What a sorry tale. Just at the time that companies providing Maritime Armed Guards need some positive PR, an outfit such as PVI carries out such an operation. The problem is that these companies need an embarkation/disembarkation point in the southern Red Sea - in this case PVI appear to have chosen Romia and Harmil Islands just to the north of the Dhalak island chain as their own operating base. If this was without the permission of the Eritrean authorities it was a bold, if incredibly unwise, move. Perhaps Eritrea could charge a hefty license for these companies to operate legitimately at which point everyone is happy.MandBnoreply@blogger.com