Donnerstag, 12. Januar 2012

Navy prevents attack by Somali pirate 'mothership'

A pirate attack in the Indian Ocean has been foiled by the Royal Navy.
By Holly Watt, Whitehall Editor, on board RFA Fort Victoria


RFA Fort Victoria, which is on patrol near Somalia and is part of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, a civilian-manned fleet which provides support for the Navy, forced pirates to abandon an attempt to hijack cargo ships.


The Somali pirates were planning to use a hijacked ship called the Liquid Velvet to launch further attacks on shipping in the Gulf of

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