Dutch navy captures 13 pirates off Oman
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December 4, 2009, Friday
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THE Dutch navy captured 13 pirates off the coast of Oman after they attacked a merchant ship, the Defense Ministry said yesterday.
Armed pirates on speedboats tried to board the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged BBC Togo, but were repelled after firing on the vessel.
Ministry spokesman Robin Middel said "it didn't go easily for the pirates" because the BBC Togo had taken precautions such as barring stairwells with barbed wire.
The pirates fled to a larger fishing boat 280 kilometers south of Salalah where a Dutch frigate captured them on Wednesday evening.
"A large amount of weapons were discovered on board, among which were AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition, boarding hooks and ladders," the ministry said in a statement.
The pirates, believed to be Somalis, are being held on the HMS Evertsen.
The Dutch frigate is leading an EU naval force to protect food shipments to Somalia.
Armed pirates on speedboats tried to board the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged BBC Togo, but were repelled after firing on the vessel.
Ministry spokesman Robin Middel said "it didn't go easily for the pirates" because the BBC Togo had taken precautions such as barring stairwells with barbed wire.
The pirates fled to a larger fishing boat 280 kilometers south of Salalah where a Dutch frigate captured them on Wednesday evening.
"A large amount of weapons were discovered on board, among which were AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition, boarding hooks and ladders," the ministry said in a statement.
The pirates, believed to be Somalis, are being held on the HMS Evertsen.
The Dutch frigate is leading an EU naval force to protect food shipments to Somalia.
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