US Navy warship nabs 5 Somali pirates
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April 2, 2010, Friday
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SUSPECTED Somali pirates fired on a US Navy warship off East Africa early yesterday in what appeared to be a ransom-seeking attack on an American guided missile frigate, officials said.
The USS Nicholas returned fire on the pirate skiff, sinking it and confiscating a nearby mother ship. The Navy took five pirates into custody, said Navy Lieutenant Patrick Foughty, a spokesman.
International naval forces have stepped up their enforcement of the waters off East Africa in a bid to thwart a growing pirate trade.
Yesterday's attack came just shy of a year since pirates attacked the US-flagged Maersk Alabama and took American Richard Phillips hostage. Phillips was rescued five days later when Navy SEAL snipers shot three pirates in a lifeboat.
The US Africa Command said the five pirates seized would remain in US custody on board the frigate for now. The Nicholas is home-ported in Norfolk, Virginia.
Experts say piracy will continue to be a problem until an effective government is established on Somalia's lawless shores.
The USS Nicholas returned fire on the pirate skiff, sinking it and confiscating a nearby mother ship. The Navy took five pirates into custody, said Navy Lieutenant Patrick Foughty, a spokesman.
International naval forces have stepped up their enforcement of the waters off East Africa in a bid to thwart a growing pirate trade.
Yesterday's attack came just shy of a year since pirates attacked the US-flagged Maersk Alabama and took American Richard Phillips hostage. Phillips was rescued five days later when Navy SEAL snipers shot three pirates in a lifeboat.
The US Africa Command said the five pirates seized would remain in US custody on board the frigate for now. The Nicholas is home-ported in Norfolk, Virginia.
Experts say piracy will continue to be a problem until an effective government is established on Somalia's lawless shores.
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