Security in Gulf of Aden

From New Straits Times:

A "safe channel" has been created in the Gulf of Aden to avert piracy and hijacking.

A coalition of warships and aircraft from several Western countries, including the US Navy, established the Maritime Security Patrol Area to protect commercial ships.

"Merchant ships plying the gulf area are advised to follow coordinates set by the coalition which will provide security through their patrol ships," said Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting centre here.

It's about time something was done to challenge the Somalian pirates.