Where there is sea, there are pirates, Part 5

These pirates were not after the money, they were after the fish. Eight Guineans have been arrested by Sierra Leone for an act of piracy against Chinese fisherman. The fisherman, who were locally licensed to be in Sierra Leonean waters, were held up by two speedboats carrying men armed with AK-47 automatic rifles.

Sierra Leone has a 400km coast of exclusive territorial waters, where mainly Asian vessels have permits for commercial fishing.

Sources: BBC, Independent (South Africa)
Also See: Where there is sea, there are pirates, parts 1, 2, 3, and 4