Anti-piracy: Italian Navy "Doria" vessel helps merchant ship "Pacific Express"

(WAPA) - This morning the destroyer "Andrea Doria", engaged in the Indian Ocean as part of NATO's anti-piracy operation called "Ocean Shield", has intervened to support the Cypriot merchant ship "Pacific Express", target of a kidnapping effort by armed pirates. The attack, thwarted by the prompt reaction of the crew which closed itself in the citadel (the protected part of the superstructure), lasted almost all night and also caused a fire on board. Upon its arrival in the area, about 200

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