Somali pirates have established a committee to coordinate attacks on the court.

Factions Somali pirates responsible for the seizure of vessels in the Gulf of Aden, an executive committee to coordinate their actions, said the newspaper Asharq Alawsat. This decision was taken by leaders of pirate gangs after a three-day meeting in the port city Hararder, off the coast where pirates holding supertanker "Dog Star", captured in November 2008.
The Committee is chaired by Mohamed Abdi Hire alias "Big mouth". The son of a pirate will be responsible for liaison between the pirate gangs and husband Sisters of Greater mouth "was appointed head of the armed pirate gangs.
Mohamed Abdi Haera called the founder of one of the first Somali pirate groups. The first same operation gangs "Greater mouth, seizing the Japanese tanker, enriched by pirates for 400 thousand dollars received as a ransom for the release of the vessel. In this article, Asharq Alawsat argued that loyal Haeru groups responsible for the largest production in the history of piracy in Somalia - the capture supertanker "Dog Star" capable of carrying crude oil worth 100 million dollars.
Because of the constant attacks by pirates, who only in 2008 attacked more than 70 ships, the territorial waters of Somalia became one of the most dangerous places for navigation in the world. The permanent seizure of vessels forced the EU, U.S. and Russia to send warships to the region to protect civilian ships from attack.