Navy warns personnel over Somali security jobs

A NAVAL Service investigation into personnel moonlighting on anti-pirate missions off the coast of Somalia has resulted in one member of the force being disciplined.

Navy warns personnel over Somali security jobs

The investigation was mounted last month after allegations were made that a small number of the service’s 1,000-strong personnel had taken leave to work for a private company that supplied security on shipping passing through the pirate-infested waters off the coast of East Africa and in the Gulf of Aden.

The private company, understood to be Gulf of Aden Group Transits, was offering lucrative short-term contracts to experienced seamen to guard valuable oil tankers and cargo ships.

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