Talk about tough crisis management, the ongoing Somalian pirate hostage crisis ended today with three of four pirates killed by U.S. Navy Seal snipers before reaching the Somali coast. The order to fire was given only when the hijacked cargo boat’s captain was facing imminent danger to his life, allegedly having multiple rifles pointed at his back.
This article from ChinaView.cn has an excellent quote:
President Barack Obama officially released an announcement to comment on the incident, saying that he was very pleased with the successful rescue of Captain Richard Phillips and proud of the efforts of U.S. military and many other departments to make it happen.
However, the incident, as the first hostage crisis at sea in the past 200 years of the country, reminded the U.S. of the urgency to halt the rise of piracy in the region and work with partners to prevent future attacks, the president said.
With piracy once again becoming a very real threat, governments and businesses around the world must begin hatching crisis prevention and crisis response plans to cope or risk losing their livelihoods.
JB
Jonathan Bernstein
www.bernsteincrisismanagement.com