Going Armed

Swedish car shipper Wallenius Lines said it had deployed guards with rifles on its vessels to ward off Somali pirates, the first Swedish-flagged shipper to state publicly it had armed personnel on board.

“Because violence has escalated from the pirates’ side we feel we need to take further steps…to protect our sailors,” said Peter Jodin, head of maritime safety at Wallenius.

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