DFA: Ship with Pinoy seafarers repels piracy attack

A Cyprus-flagged container vessel with 25 Filipino seafarers managed to repel a piracy attack last September 20, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.Citing a belated report, the DFA said armed pirates tried but failed to board the MV Pacific Express some 180 nautical miles east-southeast of Mombasa, Kenya."The pirates abandoned the vessel and its 26 upon the arrival of the navy vessel. However, the pirates set fire to the vessel and burned items including the crew's belongings

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