About Pirate Hunting - Operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean (Documentary, 2010)
Film starts at 0:11. How much do we really know about Somali piracy? Several compelling stories from the world of piracy lend a new and unique perspective on this issue. Flimmer Film AS has managed to get on board the KNM Fritjof Nansen during the three first weeks of their six-month mission, operating as an on-board camera team. © 2010, Licensed by First Hand Films This synopsis is written while on board, after having had three encounters with Somali pirates, and several interceptions of suspected skiffs. Compared to other military vessels in the EU and NATO forces in the Bay of Aden, the Fritjof Nansen is regularly involved with such skirmishes. We have also acquired exclusive rights to rare footage from a real-life hostage situation. The well-known pirate incident on the Russian MV Faina was filmed with a hidden mobile phone, smuggled in by one of the crew members’ underwear. Piracy is large-scale theft, but when risk hits one of the aortas of global shipping trade, the Somalian pirates aren’t the only ones making big bucks. Huge investments and expensive
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As a nature & environment documentary, Pirate Hunting - Operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean (Documentary, 2010) uses pirate, hunting, operation as its central frame. Nature films connect close observation with larger environmental systems. Consider habitat, seasonal change, human activity and the limits of what a single location can demonstrate about a global ecological issue.
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- Title
- Pirate Hunting - Operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean (Documentary, 2010)
- Category
- Nature & Environment
- Runtime
- 58 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- wocomoDOCS
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