Somalia Mohamed Observers say there are three major groups that became the forerunners of pirates. The first group is a former fisherman. They are the backbone of the operation because pirates are so familiar with the Gulf of Aden.
The second group is a former militia of the Somali civil war. They became executor pirates. The last group is the IT expert. Those who operate sophisticated equipment to merompak ships at sea, including communicating through satellite phones and weapons expert.
British research institute, Chatham House, to report piracy action in a year could reach 30 million U.S. dollars. Pirates are also more aggressive and play hard to determine the ransom. The ship MV Faina have to pay if you want to release 22 million dollars! Although the latter dropped to 8 million U.S. dollars.
The pirates are getting weapons from Yemen and Mogadishu (the capital of Somalia). Analysts said the arms dealer in Mogadishu received weapons from the pirates orders through local money transfer companies. After the instruction is received, the transaction with the gun running and arms sent via land routes into Puntland. They pay cash on the spot.
That might be a little hard to believe is in abundance of money, now the pirates have the 'bank'. Somali business people often borrow credit to the pirates. This is a new field for the citizens of Puntland who are reluctant to become pirates. Being a pirate credit brokers.
When in operation, to maintain stamina, the pirates are often using drugs and munch handwriting (local doping). They also smoke and drink alcohol hashih.
Initially, the pirates began in southern Somalia. New move to the north since 2007. Abdulkadil Mohamed, a resident of Garowe, said the reality faced by residents of coastal Somalia. "They do not consider themselves pirates. They consider themselves coast guard (Coastguard). It is illegal fishing here is to change them so the pirates," he said.