Article: SA anti-piracy strategy presented

Cabinet has approved that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) should fine-tune its strategy to protect South African waters from piracy, government spokesman Jimmy Manyi said on Thursday.

"Being a littoral country, South Africa needs to have a balanced naval capability to effectively respond to maritime security threats affecting South Africa," he told a media briefing following Cabinet's regular Wednesday meeting.
 
Manyi confirmed that the strategy was presented to Cabinet on Wednesday, but declined to provide details, as this would "put the pirates one step ahead of us".
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1) They probably haven't even worked on the details yet.
2) the pirates will always be a few steps ahead of you!
 
For a moment there I was worried... but then I saw it was about normal pirates :D
 
w1z4rd said:
For a moment there I was worried... but then I saw it was about normal pirates :D
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yarrrrr !
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For a moment there I was worried... but then I saw it was about normal pirates
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MWHAHAHAH! yeah i was like WTF they got the SAND after them...*cough*us*cough*....now?!?!

but seriously though they do need to look at this, even if it does cost tax payer money and they dont have all the details worked out yet. or possibly a partnership with the pirates, it seems very profitable, at least then they steal from others and not us.
 
rpm said:
"Being a littoral country, South Africa needs to have a balanced naval capability to effectively respond to maritime security threats affecting South Africa," he told a media briefing following Cabinet's regular Wednesday meeting.
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Never heard of littoral before myself, learn something new everyday. Erm, actually still not sure I understand:

The littoral zone is that part of a sea, lake or river that is close to the shore. In coastal environments the littoral zone extends from the high water mark, which is rarely inundated, to shoreline areas that are permanently submerged. It always includes this intertidal zone and is often used to mean the same as the intertidal zone. However, the meaning of "littoral zone" can extend well beyond the intertidal zone.

There is no single definition. What is regarded as the full extent of the littoral zone, and the way the littoral zone is divided into subregions, varies in different contexts (lakes and rivers have their own definitions). The use of the term also varies from one part of the world to another, and between different disciplines. For example, military commanders speak of the littoral in ways that are quite different from marine biologists.

The adjacency of water gives a number of distinctive characteristics to littoral regions. The erosive power of water results in particular types of landforms, such as sand dunes, and estuaries. The natural movement of the littoral along the coast is called the littoral drift. Biologically, the ready availability of water enables a greater variety of plant and animal life, and the additional local humidity due to evaporation usually creates a microclimate supporting unique types of organisms.

The word "littoral" is used both as a noun and an adjective. It derives from the Latin noun litus, litoris, meaning "shore". (The doubled 't' is a late medieval innovation and the word is sometimes seen in the more classical-looking spelling 'litoral'.)
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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoral_zone
 
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