UK & World News: Royal Navy captures Somali pirates

Jan 13 2012



The Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates on a boat in the Indian Ocean, the Ministry of Defence said.
Royal Marines were part of a Nato-led combined counter-piracy force which intercepted a suspect dhow operating in shipping lanes off the Somali coast.
In an operation at dawn, RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) Fort Victoria joined the USS Carney to try to establish the identity of the boat.
They used a Royal Navy Lynx Mark 8 helicopter with Royal Marine maritime snipers

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