US experts are training Yemeni coastguards on the use of tel-communication devices that have been lately provided by the US Government to Yemen, military sources said.
The sources praised US support provided to coastguards, pointing out that such training and assistance will strengthen its abilities to secure Yemen's coasts, combat piracy and trafficking.
Meanwhile, the commands of Yemen's coastguard stated that the Yemeni coasts became more secure and safe.
The Yemeni News Agency (Saba) quoted a coastguard commander as saying that precautionary security measures have been taken in Aden to protect Yemen's torrential water.
The official told Saba that Yemen's security boats around the clock to protect Yemen's territorial water and seize any illegal ships. Yemen's Interior Ministry has sated that it ordered the Coastguards Authority to activate its patrols in all Yemeni coasts and seize any suspicious boats, stressing the significance of securing Yemen's coasts.
In its online website, the ministry made it clear that the new measures aim at ending any crimes, illegal immigration, and drug trafficking and combating piracy.
It further said that its directions came on the base of information about the existence of an unidentified vessel at a distance of 6-7 miles off Al-Qasht island of Hajja governorate located beside Saada governorate in which the Houthi rebels centre.
Meanwhile, Somali pirates have recently kidnapped nine Somali pirates while they were fishing in the territorial water of the Arabian Sea, the Ministry said.
Media sources stated that 57 ships were hijacked in the Yemeni territorial waters with 225 failed hijacking attempts in 2010. Seaborne gangs have been exploiting political turmoil in Yemen to smuggle fuel, and possibly other supplies including food.
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