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U.S. Navy Captures 5 Pirates After High Seas Battle

U.S. Navy Captures 5 Pirates After High Seas Battle

Suspected Somali pirates fired on a U.S. Navy warship off East Africa early Thursday in what appeared to be a ransom-seeking attack on an American guided missile frigate, officials said.

 

Dutch navy captures pirates after failed attack

Dutch navy captures pirates after failed attack

Dutch naval forces captured seven pirates and freed 20 captive fishermen after tracking the pirates to their "mother ship" in the western Gulf of Aden on Saturday, a NATO maritime spokesman said.

 

Somali Pirates Vow Revenge After Captain Rescued

Somali Pirates Vow Revenge After Captain Rescued

Somali pirates on Monday vowed to retaliate for the deaths of three colleagues who were shot dead by U.S. Navy snipers hours before in a daring nighttime assault that freed a 53-year-old American captain.

 

Pirate had 'AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'

Pirate had 'AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'

The American captain of a cargo ship held hostage by pirates on a lifeboat off the coast of Somalia was rescued today by Navy SEALs. "We saw the captain was in imminent danger," a U.S. official said. The SEALs shot and killed three of his four captors, the official said. Capt.

 

U.S. Navy, Russian Ships Seize 26 Pirates Off Somalia

U.S. Navy, Russian Ships Seize 26 Pirates Off Somalia

The U.S. Navy and Russian warships seized 26 pirates this week in the seas off the coast of Somalia, even as attacks by pirates increase with the return of good weather.

 

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