Turkish Coast Guard Boat in Return For Fish

[Wadani]

Turkey offers boat for fish to Somalia.

Many Somali people do not eat fish but the commodity is one of the main items of exports in the country. AA photo

 

Turkey’s trade efforts for defense equipment appear to be taking an unfamiliar turn: bartering with fish.

 

For a generation, Somalia has been a byword for the sufferings of a failed state. It has lurched from disaster to disaster over the last 20 years since the central government was toppled by clan militias that later turned on each other. Year after year, Somalia has been ranked as one of the world’s poorest, most violent countries, plagued by warring militias,

bandits, warlords and pirates.

 

Now the fledgling Somali government wants to buy a coast guard boat from Turkey to boost it assets against the country’s pirates.

 

But there is one problem: how to afford the more than $10 million, the cost of the coast guard patrol boat.

 

Turkey’s procurement office, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), has come up with an ingenious, payment system: payment with fish.

 

Somalia, situated on the coast of the Indian Ocean, catches some of the world’s most delicious fish.

 

Many Somali groups, however, abstain from eating fish. Under the SSM plan, the Somalis will be able to catch fish to raise the money needed for the coast guard ship.

 

“We have reached a full agreement for Somali fish for our coast guard ship. This is a win-win situation for everybody involved,” one procurement official told the Hürriyet Daily News.

 

Turkey produces many different kinds of coast guard ships to meet the needs of the Somali forces.

 

Since 2006, the country has faced an insurgency led by al-Shabaab, one of Africa’s most fearsome militant Islamist groups.

 

Al-Shabaab controls parts of southern Somalia and has claimed affiliation with al-Qaeda since 2007.

 

Many kidnappings have been conducted by pirates, who operate with total impunity in many parts of Somalia.

 

“There are many African countries that are willing to do arms deals with Turkey, but do not have the money. We should be creative enough to find such payment methods,” the procurement official said.

 

However, Turkish foreign ministry sources said they were unaware of such a move adding that a defense industry deal with the civil unrest-hit nation required a U.N. Security Council approval.

[Wadani]

Found this on a random Somali website, and the article isnt sourced. Can anyone confirm this? It's really good news if its true. Its about time our marine resources start to pay off.

[Wadani]

Turkey offers boat for fish to Somalia.

Many Somali people do not eat fish but the commodity is one of the main items of exports in the country. AA photo

 

Turkey’s trade efforts for defense equipment appear to be taking an unfamiliar turn: bartering with fish.

 

For a generation, Somalia has been a byword for the sufferings of a failed state. It has lurched from disaster to disaster over the last 20 years since the central government was toppled by clan militias that later turned on each other. Year after year, Somalia has been ranked as one of the world’s poorest, most violent countries, plagued by warring militias,

bandits, warlords and pirates.

 

Now the fledgling Somali government wants to buy a coast guard boat from Turkey to boost it assets against the country’s pirates.

 

But there is one problem: how to afford the more than $10 million, the cost of the coast guard patrol boat.

 

Turkey’s procurement office, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), has come up with an ingenious, payment system: payment with fish.

 

Somalia, situated on the coast of the Indian Ocean, catches some of the world’s most delicious fish.

 

Many Somali groups, however, abstain from eating fish. Under the SSM plan, the Somalis will be able to catch fish to raise the money needed for the coast guard ship.

 

“We have reached a full agreement for Somali fish for our coast guard ship. This is a win-win situation for everybody involved,” one procurement official told the Hürriyet Daily News.

 

Turkey produces many different kinds of coast guard ships to meet the needs of the Somali forces.

 

Since 2006, the country has faced an insurgency led by al-Shabaab, one of Africa’s most fearsome militant Islamist groups.

 

Al-Shabaab controls parts of southern Somalia and has claimed affiliation with al-Qaeda since 2007.

 

Many kidnappings have been conducted by pirates, who operate with total impunity in many parts of Somalia.

 

“There are many African countries that are willing to do arms deals with Turkey, but do not have the money. We should be creative enough to find such payment methods,” the procurement official said.

 

However, Turkish foreign ministry sources said they were unaware of such a move adding that a defense industry deal with the civil unrest-hit nation required a U.N. Security Council approval.

[Wadani]

Found this on a random Somali website, and the article isnt sourced. Can anyone confirm this? It's really good news if its true. Its about time our marine resources start to pay off.

[Marksman]

Fish is damn expensive. Especially yellow fin tuna which is very rare in the world. The Somali waters happen to be full of them. If they do this they should follow the world market prices. This sounds like a good plan.

 

Btw it's too bad many Somalis don't eat fish. Fish (depends on what kind) is healthy and nutritious.

 

I'm wondering, do people at coastal cities have huge refrigerators to store and conserve fish?

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

It is from this Turkish daily paper.

 

I don't agree with this. Maraakiib haddee u baahantahay dowladda, dalka Yeman maraakiib dowladii hore lahayd ayaa ku xiran oo shaqsi la yaqaano maamulo, in the last 20 years ku shaqeysan jiray maraakiibtaas. Kuwaas hasoo ceshato. Haddii kuwaas la isticmaali karina, hasoo iibsato, upfront or financing waxee ahaataba.

[Somalia]

We have no other way than to pay with fish. What will the financing be like, let be realistic here. Somali navy boats are gone, sunken some of them, others may be in Yemen but even Yemen is getting rid of those and updating.

 

Sunken Somali patrol boats.

 

 

New Yemeni patrol boats

 

[Abwaan]

Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar;841199 wrote:

It is from this Turkish daily

paper

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I don't agree with this. Maraakiib haddee u baahantahay dowladda, dalka Yeman maraakiib dowladii hore lahayd ayaa ku xiran oo shaqsi la yaqaano maamulo, in the last 20 years ku shaqeysan jiray maraakiibtaas. Kuwaas hasoo ceshato. Haddii kuwaas la isticmaali karina, hasoo iibsato, upfront or financing waxee ahaataba.

Maraakiibtii Yemen sidaan maqlay waa la soo celiyey waxaana lagu eedeeyey inuu Ibbi qaar gatay. War kuwaan maxaa coastguard $10.000.000 looga bixiyey loogu keenayaa ciidankii raaci lahaa oo tababarkaas lahaa xitaa haddaan la hayn. Turkey Fish iyo ka badanba waa istaahilaan, aniga aragtidayda xitaa haddii ay faa'iido naga badan qabaan who cares. Waxaan dhihi lahaa doonta Fish noogu beddela shaqaalihiina noo tababara...lol

[GaraadMon]

Do we even have fishing boats capable of bringing the fish to other markets? I mean trawlers with refrigeration and processing capabilities. This is why the first challenges for the government to tackle should be electrical, water and road infrastructure, everything else should be secondary.

[peasant]

We are losing 10million or more to illegal fishing at least the turks are willing to give boats in return. I personally think it is a good deal.

[Abwaan]

peasant;841236 wrote:

We are losing 10million or more to illegal fishing at least the turks are willing to give boats in return. I personally think it is a good deal.

I agree.